Bengaluru:
Police in Bengaluru have detained a 25-year-old man from West Bengal who allegedly conspired with a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to hitch the outfit and plan retaliatory assaults towards the Pakistan Military and in India.
Police stated 25-year-old Asafool Mallik was detained in Bengaluru’s Jigani space over suspicious on-line actions and alleged connections with terror teams.
Mallik is a local of Naopara village in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. He was at the moment residing close to APC Circle in Jigani and had been working as a safety guard at Tata Superior Restricted within the Jigani Industrial Space since December 2025.
The police stated they obtained details about the suspicious actions of a West Bengal native whereas conducting patrols within the Bommasandra Industrial Space.
Primarily based on the data, cops questioned Mallik and he allegedly confessed that he was offended over what he believed have been the Pakistani navy’s alleged atrocities towards Muslims in Pakistan, together with assaults on mosques and civilians. He additionally allegedly expressed anger over Pakistan’s place on the Israel-Palestine battle.
Mallik was allegedly being urged to retaliate if Muslims confronted difficulties in India.
Police declare that Mallik had allegedly established contact on Fb with an individual recognized as Imran Haider from Afghanistan, who’s believed to be related to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
Mallik allegedly sought Imran Haider’s help to journey to Afghanistan and had utilized for a visa. Nevertheless, Mallik reportedly advised police that he later deserted the plan because of monetary difficulties and the necessity to deal with his household.
Police subsequently examined Mallik’s cell phone and allegedly discovered chats between him and Imran Haider, together with information of a number of voice calls and audio conversations.
Police are analyzing the contents of the chats, voice recordings and different materials recovered from the accused’s cell phone to determine the extent of his alleged hyperlinks.
