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Probe into Faisal’s city connection

Staff Reporter

The terror suspect was arrested in Kerala for recruiting youth for terrorist modules

HYDERABAD: The city police are investigating into terror suspect Faisal’s Hyderabad connection.

He was arrested recently in Kannur of Kerala on charge of recruiting youngsters for terrorist outfits.

Faisal, in his confessional statement, reportedly said that he had recruited youths from Malabar region of Kerala to work for terrorist modules and had sent them to places like Hyderabad for training. Faisal’s confession and connection to Hyderabad assumed importance because he admitted that Mohd. Fayas and Mohd. Fahis, who got killed in an encounter with police in Jammu and Kashmir few days ago, were recruited by him to work for terrorist organisations.

Fresh probe

According to police, Faisal maintained that he had sent the two youths to Hyderabad in September.

In the backdrop of Faisal’s startling disclosure, the city police began a fresh probe into training camps in or around Hyderabad organised by terrorist modules.

A team from Andhra Pradesh would leave for Kerala to question Faisal. All these days, police had information that youths only from Maharashtra, Karnataka and other north Indian States were involved in terror plots and network in Andhra Pradesh.

First time

For the first time, the alleged role of youngsters hailing from Kerala in Hyderabad terror network had come to the fore.

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