Lucknow/Meerut , The family of a man arrested for allegedly working with Pakistani handlers, including the ISI, said he was “mentally unstable” and has no connection with any terrorist organisation.
Family of man arrested for allegedly working for Pak criminals, ISI denies links to terror outfits However, they added that if he was found to have any links, strictest action should be taken against him and that the family will sever all ties.
Meerut resident Tushar Chauhan alias Hizbullah Ali Khan and Delhi resident Sameer Khan were arrested on Thursday from Noida for acting on the instructions of Pakistani gangsters and radical YouTubers and “planning a major disruptive act”.
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad made the arrests while investigating the presence of Pakistani sleeper cells created through social media.
Tushar’s father, Shailendra Chauhan, however, said he spent most of his time on his mobile phone and that he was mentally unstable. He said that the authorities recovered only a mobile phone from his son’s possession, and nothing else.
The family members also said that they were unaware if Tushar had changed his religion or when he adopted the name “Hizbullah”.
The family also said that Tushar was arrested over a religious comment on social media and suspected that someone linked to that case may be trying to frame him in this case.
On Thursday, ADGP Amitabh Yash said the ATS had initiated a probe following intelligence inputs regarding sleeper cells created through Instagram and other social media platforms.
During the investigation, it emerged that Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti, Abid Jatt and radical Pakistani YouTubers, allegedly acting on instructio
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