TWO KASHMIRI STUDENTS HELD FOR HACKING

JALANDHAR/NEW DELHI: Special cell teams of the Delhi police arrested two suspected “pro-Pakistan” Kashmiri hackers, in separate raids, from Jalandhar and Rajpura, on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. The two, accused of hacking over 500 Indian websites, have been identified as Shahid Malla, 28, and Adil Hussain Teli, 20, said PS Kushwah, DSP (special cell). Malla is a second-year B Tech student in a Rajpura college. He belongs to Baramulla district in J&K and was staying at a rented accommodation in Sheetal Colony, Rajpura, for six months. “The Delhi police have not disclosed anything. They have informed us that Shahid is needed in an FIR registered in Delhi. This is the only detail we have,” said Patiala SSP S Bhupathi. Teli is a final-year BCA student in Jalandhar. He belongs to Anantnag district of J&K and was staying at a rented accommodation in Gagan Vihar. “As per their online activities and initial findings, the two were part of an 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 the state-imposed social media ban by use of VPN (virtual private network) during April-May 2017,” Kushwah added. 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. Laptops, mobile phones, SIM cards, internet dongles and memory devices recovered from them will be examined.