Local Boy With Terror Link? Neighbours Can't Believe It
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Faiq, a delivery boy for a local fast food outlet, worked in the neighbourhood market, which sells momos and other eatables. For the past 15 years, he lived with his family in the area, in an old building with exposed bricks and chipping paint. Locals described him as someone who would always keep to himself and focus on his job.
On Thursday, the neighbourhood was abuzz with chatter about the anti-terror operation. Mohammed Shamim, a 55-year-old neighbour of Faiq and a shopkeeper at a local book-binding shop, remembered seeing him through the years.
"His family has been living here for years. He was quiet but humble. We can't believe he had links with terrorists," Shamim said.
Though shocked by his alleged terror links, many in the neighbourhood also said Faiq was polite, but would not interact much beyond casual greetings. Imran, a 35-year-old neighbour residing in the same lane, remembered rarely ever seeing the youth around. "He would almost always be at work."
Nasir, the shopkeeper at a local hardware shop, added, "He would stay at home for very little. He was an introverted person who would usually only be seen commuting to and from his job.
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Adjacent to the food outlet where Faiq worked stands a medical store that he used to visit frequently. Mohammed Fukran, the shopkeeper at the medical store and also a resident of the locality, shared memories of recent interactions with him.
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"He was someone who would mind his business and seemed to have a good nature. I met him while praying on Sunday and we had a friendly conversation," said Fukran, unsettled by the news of the arrest.
According to the Gujarat ATS, Faiq was allegedly in contact with multiple Pakistani Instagram accounts that would supply him with jihadi material. Police claimed to have recovered radical literature and a video in which Faiq is purportedly seen waving a sword and chanting religious slogans. ATS also picked up three other youths from Noida and Gujarat, who have been identified as Fardeen, Sefullah Kureshi and Zeeshan Ali.
The cops have claimed that they used social media and auto-delete apps to conceal their communications.
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