Hyderabad: Two persons have been arrested by the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh police forces on charges of plotting blasts around Hyderabad. The two are allegedly linked to an ISIS module in Saudi Arabia.
The accused have been identified as Siraj Ur Rehman (29) and Syed Sameer (28). According to officials, the police forces of the two states acted in a coordinated manner after a tip-off.
Rehman was first apprehended in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram. His interrogation led authorities to Sameer, who was arrested shortly afterwards in Hyderabad.
During raids on premises linked to the accused, the police have recovered explosive materials, including ammonia, sulphur, and aluminium powder, officials said.
Rehman apparently procured explosive materials in Vizianagaram as part of the plan, and the duo then received instructions from an ISIS module based in Saudi Arabia, which was allegedly guiding them to carry out attacks in Hyderabad.
The arrests came weeks after the deadly terror attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 that left 26 persons, mostly tourists from across the country, dead and several others injured. This attack led to a brief military conflict between India and Pakistan.
