Tumakuru, June 5 -- A 24-year-old youth has been arrested in Tumakuru on allegations of maintaining contact with a foreign-based terrorist suspect and engaging in activities considered harmful to national security. The arrest was made by Tumakuru city police following specific intelligence inputs received from central investigative agencies.

The accused has been identified as Allabaksh, a resident of Sriramnagar in Tumakuru. According to police sources, he had allegedly been in continuous contact with a person linked to a foreign-based extremist organization through his account on the social media platform X.

Investigators claim that the accused exchanged provocative messages and participated in online conversations relating to sensitiv...