Mentally challenged man held for graffiti praising ISIS, Hafiz Saeed

Under the influence of television serials based on criminal incidents, a 37-year-old mentally challenged man drew a graffiti praising ISIS head Abu Badr Al Baghdadi and Pakistani terrorist Hafiz Saeed. The man has been detained and is currently undergoing treatment at DY Patil Hospital.

Mumbai: A 37-year-old mentally challenged man was held for allegedly drawing a graffiti in praise of terror outfit ISIS, its head Abu Badr Al Baghdadi and Pakistani terrorist Hafiz Saeed in Uran area of Navi Mumbai.

According to police officials, no terror angle was found in the case and the accused had written the message under the influence of television serials based on crimes.

"We have detained the person. He is mentally challenged and is currently undergoing treatment at D Y Patil Hospital," said Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar.

The accused hails from Siddharthanagar district of Uttar Pradesh and has been working as a container operator in a yard in Navi Mumbai for the last 10 years.

On Tuesday, some locals had reported to the police about a graffiti inscribed in Hindi on a pillar of Kopta bridge, which connects Uran to Panvel in Maharashtra.

The message written on one of the pillars hailed Baghdadi as the "most dreaded terrorist of the world". On another pillar, a diagram, featuring words such as "port", "airport'", "pipeline", "train" was found.

The police officials are further investigating the matter.