India, June 24 -- A 20-year-old migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh has been arrested in Karnataka's Davanagere over suspected terror links and alleged contacts with people in Pakistan, police said on Wednesday.

Suhail had recently arrived in Harihar taluk and was working as a painter. Authorities said he had been staying in a rented home and reached the area around two weeks ago in search of employment.

He was arrested on Tuesday by the Harihara Rural Police in coordination with intelligence officials after receiving inputs from the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Officials subsequently handed him over to the concerned investigating agency for further examination.

"We secured the accused and handed him over to the investigating age...