Cricketer Usman Khawaja's brother arrested over terrorism plot

Australian toporder batsman Usman Khawajas brother Arsalan Khawaja was arrested by the counterterrorism authorities over an alleged faked terrorism plot to kill senior national politicians including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his former deputy Julie BishopArsalan who is charged with forgery and attempting to pervert justice was arrested after a notebook which was found at the University of New South Wales NSW allegedly containing fabricated plans to carry out terror attacks in AustraliaInitially the police had arrested Mohamed Kamer Nilar Nizamdeen a PhD student working at the University of NSW as it was perceived that the book belonged to him Nizamdeen was however released by the police after the script in the book did not match his handwritingPolice have now nabbed Arsalan alleging that he created the notebook to settle personal scores with Nizamdeen over a womanAssistant Commissioner Mick Willing said that they regret the circumstances which led to the arrest of Nizamdeen adding that he was set up in a planned and calculated mannerWe regret the circumstances which led to him being charged and the time he subsequently spent in custody We feel very sorry for him and what happened to him Newscomau quoted Willing as sayingWe believe he was set up in a planned and calculated matter motivated in part by personal grievances he addedUsman Khawaja who is preparing for the upcoming first Test against India at Adelaide asked the media to respect his privacy of his family and refused to comment on the situationIts a matter for the police to deal with Out of respect for the process it would be inappropriate for me to make any further comments I just ask you to please respect my privacy and my familys privacy during this time the cricketer saidThe Assistant Commissioner assured that there is no evidence to suggest any ongoing threat to the communityCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever