Two held in U.P.’s Bijnor over ‘anti-national’ activities, separate cases; foreign links probed

One person has been arrested in Bijnor district in connection with alleged anti-national activities, police said on Thursday (April 16, 2026).

Circle Officer (CO) Anjani Kumar Chaturvedi told the local media that Sameer was apprehended in Najibabad for allegedly maintaining connections with individuals located in Saudi Arabia and South Africa, who were attempting to recruit young people in India for activities related to terrorism. According to the police, the accused Sameer was communicating with Aqib, who resides in Saudi Arabia, and Majul, who is based in South Africa, via Instagram.