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Mentally-challenged man held for graffiti praising ISIS, Hafiz Saeed
Updated On: 06 June, 2019 03:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online desk
The accused wrote the message under the influence of television serials based on criminal incidents, the police added

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A 37-year-old mentally challenged man was held for allegedly drawing a graffiti in praise of terror outfit ISIS, its head Abu Badr Al Baghdadi and Pakistani terrorist Hafiz Saeed in Uran area of Navi Mumbai, police said Thursday. No terror angle has been found in the case. The accused wrote the message under the influence of television serials based on criminal incidents, the police added.
Navi Mumbai ISIS graffiti case: A man has been detained by Police. He is mentally challenged and is currently under treatment at DY Patil Hospital. Further investigation is underway
— ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2019
"We have detained a person, he is mentally challenged and currently undergoing treatment at D Y Patil Hospital," Navi Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Kumar confirmed to ANI. As per the police, the accused hails from Siddharthanagar district of Uttar Pradesh and has been working as a container operator-cum-driver in a yard in Navi Mumbai for the last 10 years.


