The arrests were carried out in a joint operation involving central agencies, MP's Anti-Terrorist Squad, and the Telangana Intelligence Department.
Published May 10, 2023 | 7:02 AM ⚊ Updated May 10, 2023 | 7:02 AM
The five people were picked up from different parts of the city and are currently being questioned. (Creative Commons)
The Telangana police in Hyderabad on Tuesday, 9 May, detained five persons, including the head of department (HoD) of a college, a cloud service engineer, and a dentist in connection with alleged links to a radical organisation — Hizb-ut-Tahrir.
These five people were detained in addition to over 11 others who were already picked up by the Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS).
The arrest of these people was carried out in a joint operation involving central agencies, Madhya Pradesh ATS, and the Counter Intelligence (CI) Cell of the Telangana Intelligence Department.
Saleem, a native of Madhya Pradesh, is working as a college HoD, while Rahaman of Odisha is a cloud service engineer, and Junaid is a dentist.
Two other persons — Abbas Ali and Hameed — work as an auto-rickshaw driver and a daily-wage labourer, respectively.
The five people were picked up from different parts of the city and are currently being questioned. One more suspect, Mohammed Salam, a daily-wage labourer, is absconding, sources stated.
The police seized electronic devices, literature, mobile phones, and other articles from the people who have been detained by the police. All the five people were allegedly maintaining links with the radical outfit for the last 18 months, sources added.
