Saharanpur (UP): A madrassa student, hailing from Karnataka, was held by a team of the National Investigation Agency on Sunday for suspected terror links. The student, Farukh, was staying at a madrassa in Deoband of Saharanpur, police sources said.
NIA detains madrassa student from Deoband
A student was held by a team of the National Investigation Agency on Sunday for suspected terror links. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vipin Tada confirmed Farukh's detention.
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Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vipin Tada confirmed Farukh's detention. According to the sources, Farukh is adept in many languages and was in touch with a module of the Pakistani intelligence unit ISI via a social media app. He was being questioned by officials of NIA, they said. On June 23, a Rohingya student, Mujibullah, was arrested from Deoband.