Two held for having contact with Pakistani handler

Key points

• The Tumakuru police arrested two persons on Thursday (June 4) for allegedly being in contact with a person in Pakistan through social media platforms and discussing communal ideas.
• The suspects have been identified as Allabakash from Tumakuru and Zamir Khan from Davangere, both in their mid-20s.
• They were allegedly in contact with a person identified as “Rana”.
• “The chats between Allabakash and his handler revealed that they were planning to carry out terror acts in the country after recruiting more people,” a press statement issued by the Tumakuru police said.
• A senior police officer told The Hindu that the suspects were in regular contact with the individual through social media channels.