Kalaburagi, Oct. 18 -- A West Bengal native was detained in Kalaburagi over suspected links with Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), following a joint operation by central intelligence agencies and local police.
Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge said the government would formulate a standard operating procedure (SOP) for employee background verification across businesses following a series of suspected terror-link cases.
The suspect, identified as Mumtaz-ul-Malik, was allegedly in contact with social media accounts linked to LeT and is suspected of sharing sensitive information through messages, according to preliminary information.
Malik had reportedly been working with his brother at a jewellery workshop in Sara...