18-05-2025
Two ‘radicalised youth' arrested by Vizianagaram police
The Vizianagaram police arrested two 'radicalised youth', who were allegedly involved in making bombs and provoking the Muslim youth by posting comments on social media thereby inciting violence.
On a tip-off, the Vizianagaram Two Town police raided a house and arrested 29-year-old Siraj-Ur-Rehaman, who was allegedly preparing explosive substances. The police seized some raw material used for making explosives such as aluminium powder and sulphur powder. Based on his confession, a police team of Vizianagaram district went to Hyderabad and picked up another accused, Syed Sameer, who was in touch with Rehaman, and was posting comments on social media groups.
The accused were booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, and also under Explosive Substances Act of 1908, said Vizianagaram district Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal. 'We have seized some explosive material and the accused were produced in court, which remanded them to judicial custody,' the SP said on Sunday.
Police are inquiring whether the accused were in touch with any banned Muslim organisation or with any terror groups, and since how long they were in contact with each other, an investigation officer said. 'Officers of the Counter Intelligence and other agencies are verifying the contacts of the accused and their social media accounts,' the police officer said.
Vizianagaram Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal directed all police station house officers to be vigilant and question suspicious persons in the backdrop of Pahalgam incident in which 26 persons were killed by militants on April 22, 2025.
