NIA takes terror-suspect, lady confederate into custody from two districts of Andhra Pradesh

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) officers took a person named Kothwal Noor Mohammad (40), suspected of getting hyperlinks with terrorist teams in Pakistan, into custody in Dharmavaram city of Sri Sathya Sai district within the early hours of Saturday (August 16, 2025.)

According to info, Mohammad settled in Dharmavaram city about 15 years in the past and began eking out a livelihood by working in native accommodations. Currently, he’s working at a tea stall situated at Market Street. The NIA sleuths, together with a workforce of native police of Dharmavaram, swooped at his residence on the native Kota Street within the early hours and took Mohammad into custody.

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As per sources within the police, the Central companies had detected the frequent communication between Mohammad and suspected Pakistani terrorist outfits by some social media platforms. He was instantly whisked away in a police car, which left for Chennai. The raid social gathering had reportedly confiscated some incriminating materials from the rented portion of his home and seized it.

Simultaneously, an NIA workforce escorted by the native police, took a lady (35) into custody from her residence in Tadipatri city of neighbouring Anantapur district within the early hours. The investigation workforce discovered that Mohammad was incessantly in contact with the lady, and the character of the communication between the duo is discovered to be suspicious.

Meanwhile, a police officer in Puttaparthi confirmed that Mohammad, who’s presently residing at a rented portion, lately bought land in Dharmavaram city and began setting up a home with luxurious options. The Voter-ID issued to Mohammad mentioned his father’s title is Kothwal Ameer.

A circle-inspector, who prolonged native logistics to the NIA workforce, mentioned that apart from minor particulars of Mohammad, reminiscent of his nature, vocation and his residence, there is no such thing as a info pertaining to his background, reminiscent of to which place he belonged to or whether or not he’s married or not. However, the tea stall proprietor and the neighbourhood had knowledgeable the police that the suspect was typically gentle mannered, however the act of sudden buy of a giant property got here below public and police scanner as effectively.