Overview
- Hilal Ahmed, a 26-year-old from Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested in Aalo, West Siang, after inputs from Itanagar Police, authorities said.
- West Siang police said local mosque leaders helped trace the suspect, who had come to Aalo to sell blankets at a trade fair, before he was moved to Itanagar for interrogation.
- A second arrest tied to the case was made in Miao, Changlang district, though local police have not disclosed the detainee’s identity or other details.
- With the latest detentions, police say four people are now in custody in Arunachal Pradesh in the case alleging the sharing of sensitive security information with Pakistani handlers.
- Earlier arrests of Nazir Ahmad Malik and Sabir Ahmed Mir were followed by police claims that deployment details were sent via a Telegram channel called ‘AL AQSA’, and that Sabir was tasked with facilitating illegal entry and acting as an arms courier, with cases filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Official Secrets Act.