Jaipur, March 27 A 20-year-old man was arrested in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, for allegedly being involved in anti-national activities and maintaining contact with a Pakistani terrorist through social media, police said on Friday.
The accused, Akashdeep, a resident of Kesaripur, was allegedly in contact with individuals based in Pakistan, including a gangster, Shehzad Bhatti, via Instagram and WhatsApp.
Lalgarh SHO Gurnel Singh said Akashdeep was arrested on Thursday under Section 152 of the BNS (acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India).
A mobile phone recovered from him revealed communication with Pakistani contacts.
He used to follow Bhatti on social media and had an AI-generated photo with him, which he showed to locals, claiming links with him, the SHO said.
The accused was detained, interrogated, and subsequently arrested.