Chef with alleged terror links held in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh police detained 42-year-old chef Sheik Kothwal Noor Mohammad in Dharmavaram, Sri Satyasai district, for alleged links to Pakistan-based terrorist groups. Officials said he consumed radical content but had not executed any acts. Literature was seized; probe continues

Sri Satyasai (Andhra Pradesh): A radicalised chef, Sheik Kothwal Noor Mohammad, was taken into custody by the police from Dharmavaram in Sri Satyasai district on Saturday for allegedly having contact with Pakistan-based terrorist organisations, said a police official.

Police took Mohammad (42) into custody after growing suspicious of his behaviour. It it said that he is allegedly part of several banned terrorist groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammad, the official said.

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“He (Mohammed) only consumed content and got influenced but didn’t execute any act or perhaps didn’t get a chance. Training could have radicalised him…,” Dharmavaram in-charge sub-divisional police officer U Narsingappa told PTI.

According to the police, Mohammad is an Indian citizen and a native of Dharmavaram and his forefathers also belong to the same place, ruling out foreign origin concerns. Narsingappa said further investigation is underway, and only after complete interrogation will authorities confirm what his plans were. Moreover, police have also seized some ‘radical literature’ works from Mohammad.