Delhi police arrest Bhubaneswar man over suspected terror links
Delhi Police Special Cell arrests 22-year-old man from Bhubaneswar over suspected terror links, alleged online radical content and foreign funding probe.
The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested a 22-year-old man from Bhubaneswar over suspected links with terrorist organisations and allegedly posting anti-national slogans on social media platforms, police said on Saturday.
Bhubaneswar man arrested by Delhi Police over suspected links with extremist networks
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Sheikh Imran was arrested from a rented accommodation in the Ganga Nagar locality of Unit VI in Bhubaneswar, police officers said.
According to police, the case originated in Delhi, where police were examining the online activity of several individuals suspected of disseminating radical content through platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Signal. Interrogation of suspects in Delhi and forensic analysis of their digital communications led police to Odisha.
Police said Imran was unemployed and had allegedly become an active member of a closed online network that circulated content aimed at religious radicalisation.
“Imran allegedly remained in contact with Pakistan-based organisations during his stay in Delhi over the past two to three years. Digital records and financial transactions are being analysed to determine the extent of suspected links,” an officer said on condition of anonymity.
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Imran relocated to Bhubaneswar about six to seven months ago, the officer added.
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Imran relocated to Bhubaneswar about six to seven months ago, the officer added.
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Police, however, clarified that no direct link has yet been established between him and any specific terror incident.
Imran was produced before the SDJM Court in Bhubaneswar, which granted transit remand to enable his transfer to Delhi for further questioning.
His father, Sheikh Amir, said his son had struggled academically and later worked in low-paying jobs, including as a food delivery worker. “He had failed his matriculation examination and had been trying to find work. We never suspected anything like this,” he said.
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.
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