The Special Cell of the Delhi Police arrested two suspected "pro-Pakistan" Kashmiri hackers from Punjab, a senior official said on Friday. The two arrested Kashmiris, Shahid Malla (28) and Adil Hussain Teli (20), have hacked over 500 Indian websites, PS Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) said.
Malla is a second year B Tech student at a college in Rajpora, Punjab. He belongs to Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, and was staying at a rented accommodation in Sheetal Colony, Rajpora in Punjab.
Teli is a final-year BCA student St Soldiers Management & Tech Institute in Jalandhar, Punjab. He belongs to Noonmai, Yaripora, in Anantnag district of J&K and was staying at a rented accommodation at Bawa Khel Mithu Basti in Jalandhar.
The duo was arrested on the intervening night of April 26 and 27 in raids at two locations in Punjab, based on specific inputs, the officer said. "As per their online activities and initial findings, the two were part of anti-national hacking group called 'Team Hackers Third Eye', and claimed to have hacked more than 500 Indian websites. They were also involved in educating Kashmiri youth to bypass state-imposed social media ban by the use of VPN (virtual private network) during April-May 2017," he said.
The duo was found to be in touch with several Pakistan-based anti-Indian hackers. Some of those hackers are believed to be backed by Pakistani intelligence agencies also, Kushwah said.
Malla and Teli were found to be "pro-Kashmiri terrorism and pro-Pakistan" as they had made anti-India and seditious posts on their social networking accounts, the DCP said.
Laptops, mobile phones, SIM cards, internet dongles and memory devices recovered from both of them will be examined by the Delhi Police in detail to ascertain their role in anti-state activities.
Police are likely to demand their custody for further questioning.
ABOUT THE HACKERS
- The duo was found to be in touch with several Pakistan-based anti-Indian hackers.
- Some of the hackers are believed to be backed by Pakistani intelligence.
- They had made anti-India and seditious posts on their social networking accounts.
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