New Delhi, Apr 27: Two Kashmiri students accused of hacking over 500 Indian websites have been arrested by the Delhi Police’s Special Cell from Punjab, a senior official said today.
The two have been identified as Shahid Malla, 28, and Adil Hussain Teli, 20, said PS Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell).
Acting on a specific input, the duo was arrested on the intervening night of April 26 and 27 in raids at two locations in Punjab, 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 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-India hackers. Some of those hackers are believed to be backed by Pakistani intelligence agencies,” Kushwah said.
The duo was found to be “pro-Kashmiri militancy and pro-Pakistan as they had made anti-India and seditious posts,” the DCP said.
Laptops, mobile phones, SIM cards, Internet dongles and memory devices recovered from them will be examined by the Delhi Police in detail to ascertain their role in anti-state activities.
Malla is a second year B Tech student at a college in Rajpora, Punjab. He belongs to Baramulla district in north Kashmir and was staying at a rented accommodation in Sheetal Colony, Rajpura.
Teli is a final-year BCA student at an institute in Jalandhar, Punjab. He hails from south Kashmir and was staying in a rented accommodation in a colony in Jalandhar.
