Man jailed in UP for praising Pakistan
The passengers apparently suspected him to be a terrorist and alerted the Government Railway Police.
![Garai and two others were remanded in two days police custody while eight other accused were sent to the judicial custody till February 10. (Representational image) Garai and two others were remanded in two days police custody while eight other accused were sent to the judicial custody till February 10. (Representational image)](https://s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/images.asianage.com/images/aa-Cover-0jtjg7hukdehf11f8g2lnhqhr6-20170130053231.Medi.jpeg)
The school principal lodged an FIR against Bhor, who was arrested under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Lucknow: In a bizarre situation, a man travelling on train found himself in police custody after he praised Pakistan and told his co-passengers that he planned to travel to Islamabad soon.
The passengers apparently suspected him to be a terrorist and alerted the Government Railway Police.
The man, who was travelling from Mumbai in the Kushinagar Express, was arrested from the AC coach of the train in Basti district.
The police seized a fake Aadhaar card from him and the man later identified himself as a resident of Walterganj in Basti district. Basti SP Sankalp Sharma said that the accused was not found to have any links with any terrorist organisation. Police also said that the man did not seem to have a sound mental health.
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