Mumbai Police arrests Rapido driver for JeM links, Masood Azhar audio clips
· India · Indian Express, NDTV
Mumbai Police arrested Mohammad Hasan Abu Sarmad Akhtar, 33, from Mahim on October 22 for alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed links. Police said he promoted the banned outfit via inflammatory social media posts and audio clips featuring JeM chief Masood Azhar. A Bihar native, Akhtar has lived in Mumbai for a decade, selling perfumes near Baba Falooda and working as a Rapido driver. He was produced before a court on Friday and remanded to police custody.
Why it matters
The arrest highlights Mumbai police's ongoing crackdown on JeM recruitment networks, underscoring the threat of terror outreach through social media and audio content in India's financial capital.
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