AP's young man arrested for having links with ISIS

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Jun 24, 2017, 02:29 PM

APs young man arrested for having links with ISIS

Hyderabad, June 24: The Hyderabad police have arrested a 22 yrs old young man here on Friday, for allegedly having links with Islamic State (ISIS) sympathizers.

While coming to details, The arrested identified as Konakalla Subramanyam alias Omer was arrested from a house in Paramount Colony here.A native of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh, Subramanyam had embraced Islam in 2014.

Personnel of Special Investigation Team (SIT) found in his possession one mobile phone, which contained the incriminating conversation with IS sympathizers.

Police filed a case of sedition and criminal conspiracy against the 22-year-old accused, who has been remanded to judicial custody.

Police said he visited Gujarat and trained in religious rituals and scriptures. He also visited Srinagar, Omrabad, Ambur of Tamil Nadu and Mumbai.

"He has been indulging in chatting with IS sympathizers through social media network like Facebook, Whatsapp, and Telegram," said a police statement.

According to the police, he has been in regular conversation with one Abu Qahafa Al-Hindi, IS sympathizer and resident of Mumbai. Police claimed that Omer wanted to carry out subversive activities in the country with the instigation of Abu Qahafa Al-Hindi.