Kalaburagi, August 13: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), in collaboration with Kalaburagi police, arrested two individuals on Thursday for alleged connections to Pakistan and the terrorist organization ISIS.
The suspects have been identified as Mohammad Sameer and Salman, both reportedly residents of Uttar Pradesh. Initial investigations revealed that they had been employed at a beef export factory in the district.
According to police, the duo was allegedly in regular contact with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and ISIS through WhatsApp calls and Facebook.
The suspects were apprehended as part of an inter-state social media monitoring operation, during which their accounts were under surveillance for suspected anti-national activities.
Following the monitoring, the Uttar Pradesh ATS and Kalaburagi police jointly conducted the operation and took both individuals into custody. They have since been transported to an undisclosed location for questioning by the ATS. A case has been registered at the Kalaburagi University police station.
Authorities stated that more information will emerge following the interrogation.
This incident comes just days after the Uttar Pradesh ATS detained two other suspects from Karnataka’s Tumakuru and Davanagere districts for alleged ties to terrorist organizations operating from Pakistan.
In June 2026, a 20-year-old migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh, Suhail, was arrested in Davanagere during a joint operation based on intelligence from local police, intelligence officials, and the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He was accused of engaging in online radical activities and maintaining contact with operators based in Pakistan.
This arrest was linked to earlier detentions in Tumakuru and Davanagere in June 2026, which were based on cross-border social media messages. Suhail worked as a painter in a factory. Investigations revealed digital data indicating suspicious WhatsApp group links, contacts in Pakistan, and online radical activities.
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