Khaleed alias Mohammed Khalid arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with Bardhaman blast case was staying in a rented house at Royal Colony in Balapur under Pahadishareef police station limits along with his family members for the last one year.
It is learnt that, the family comprising his mother, two sisters, younger brother, wife and his daughter crossed over to India through Bangladesh in November last and came to Hyderabad after visiting the UNHRC office in Delhi.
Khalid, a native of Mongdu town in Myanmar got married two years ago, and has a daughter. He used to work as a teacher at a local madrasa in Myanmar before crossing over to India. His father, Kareemullah working in Saudi Arabia for the last 11 years has not visited the family after they shifted to Hyderabad.
According to locals, a police team picked him from his house in the early hours of Saturday. An NIA team visited the house again on Monday night along with Khalid and searched the premises and seized his laptop and other belongings. It is learnt that Khalid, who was working at a private school in Hafeezbabanagar for the last few months, also used a laptop at his hometown but did not carry it along at the time of entering the country.
While Khalid worked as a teacher, his siblings were studying in different schools in the area. The family said that Kareemullah sent them money to meet their expenses. The family also applied for a refugee card from the UNHCR through a voluntary organisation and Khalid got a voter identity card also.
‘Khalid innocent’The family members of Khalid claimed that their son was innocent and was in no way connected with terrorist activities. “My son is a peace-loving person. He was never called by the police at any point of time in Myanmar or Hyderabad,” Khalid’s mother Hameeda Hanam said. She said her son was teaching Arabic and English at a school in Hafeezbabanagar. “My son is pious and is regular to the prayers. In Myanmar, we were facing threat and persecution and so we took refuge in India,” she said.
Neighbours described Khalid as a soft-spoken person and was not inclined to believe he had any terror links.
