"Extremely Radicalised" Youth Arrested In Bengaluru, Say Police

Akhtar Hussain Lashkar was picked up last night from a rented flat in Tilaknagar area of Bengaluru where he was living with some other people.

An "extremely radicalised" youth from Assam has been arrested here by the Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru and police say an investigation was on to find out if he has links with any terrorist outfit.

Akhtar Hussain Lashkar, who was working as a food delivery executive, was picked up on Sunday night from a rented flat on the third floor of an apartment in Tilaknagar where he was living with some other people belonging to the same profession.

Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said on Monday the police have also detained his "accomplices" for questioning.

Police sources said Lashkar has been charged under various sections of Indian Penal Code, including one for waging a war against the Government of India.