India Police Detain Bengal Man Over Alleged TTP Ties and Plan to Travel to Afghanistan
Police said the 25-year-old guard allegedly contacted a TTP-linked man on Facebook and sought help to travel to Afghanistan for training.
- Bengaluru Police arrested 25-year-old security guard Asaful Mallik on August 11 for alleged links to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan , charging him under Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita .
- Investigators allege Mallik, who worked at Tata Advanced Limited in the Jigani Industrial Area, befriended Afghan national Imran Haider on Facebook to coordinate travel to Afghanistan and join the TTP.
- Mallik reportedly expressed resentment over the Pakistani Army's alleged atrocities against Muslims and Islamabad's stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Police recovered digital recordings indicating intent to retaliate.
- Although Mallik obtained a passport and applied for a visa, he abandoned his plan to travel to Afghanistan due to financial difficulties and family obligations.
- Hebbagodi police continue to examine Mallik's digital communications and purported TTP-associated links, determining whether other individuals assisted in the alleged conspiracy.
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Karnataka: Suspected TTP operative Asphulla Mallik arrested in Bengaluru; Police probe reveal terror links
Bengaluru: In a major security operation, Hebbagodi police have arrested a 25-year-old man from West Bengal who is suspected to have links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an organisation designated as a terrorist group by several governments. The accused, identified as Asphulla Mallik, was working as a security guard at a private company and was residing in Jigani. According to preliminary findings cited by the police, Mallik was alle…
India Police Detain Bengal Man Over Alleged TTP Ties and Plan to Travel to Afghanistan
Photo/Asafool Mallik (Left) created an AI image of himself as a mujahideen (Right)/NDTV. Indian media reported that Bengaluru police have detained a 25-year-old man from West Bengal over alleged links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and an alleged plan to travel to Afghanistan. NDTV reported on Saturday, August 15, 2026, that Asafool Mallik was detained in the Jigani area of Bengaluru following alleged suspicious online activity and su…
Man with terror links held in Bengaluru, was plotting to attack Pakistan in collusion with Afghan national
The accused, identified as Asaful Mallik, is a resident of Naupura village in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. According to police, he had been working as a security guard at a private company in Bengaluru's Jigani Industrial Area since December 2025.
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