• Radicalized youth from Assam with terror links arrested in Bengaluru

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    Radicalized youth from Assam with terror links arrested in Bengaluru
    According to a source, "There was a tip from the central agencies, which led to the trap being set and him being captured."
    Digital Desk: According to agency sources, the
    Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru has detained a radicalized youth suspected of
    having ties to several terrorist organizations and has also taken his
    companions into custody for questioning.

    According to
    the reports, Akhtar Hussain Lashkar, an Assamese native, was detained on Sunday
    night while residing with a few food delivery workers on the third floor of a
    multi-story apartment in Tilak Nagar.

    He has been
    charged with violating several provisions of the Indian Penal Code, including
    one for waging war against the Indian government.

    According to
    a source, "There was a tip from the central agencies, which led to the
    trap being set and him being captured."

    According to
    the CCB sources, Lashkar had escaped to north India and was hiding out in the
    city. They claimed there was a current interrogation and further information
    might emerge.

    Araga
    Jnanendra, the home minister for Karnataka, praised the state police for their
    actions and stated that local Lashkar allies are now being interrogated.

    According to
    Jnanendra, the city of Bengaluru police recently detained a terrorist from
    Jammu and Kashmir in Okalipuram.