Two J&K men arrested for hacking Indian sites

New Delhi: A team of Delhi police’s special cell has claimed to have arrested two suspected “pro-Pakistan” Kashmiri hackers from Punjab.

The two, who claimed to have hacked over 500 Indian websites, have been identified as Shahid Malla (28) and Adil Hussain Teli (20), said DCP (special cell) P.S. Kushwah.

“As per their online activities and initial findings, the two appear to be part of an anti-national hacking group called ‘Team Hackers Third Eye.’ They were also involved in educating the Kashmiri youth to bypass the state-imposed social media ban by use of VPN (virtual private network) during April-May 2017,” he said.

The duo was found to be in touch with several Pakistan-based anti-Indian hackers. Some of those hackers are believed to be backed by Pakistani intelligence agencies.

The duo was found to be “pro-Kashmir terrorism and pro-Pakistan” as they had made anti-India and seditious posts. Laptops, mobile phones, SIM cards, internet dongles, and memory devices recovered from them will be examined by the Delhi police in detail to ascertain their role in the anti-state activities, the DCP said.

Malla is a second-year BTech student at a college in Rajpura, Punjab. He belongs to Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir and was staying at a rented accommodation in Sheetal Colony, Rajpura. Teli is a final-year BCA student at an institute in Jalandhar, Punjab. He belongs to Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir and was staying in a rented accommodation in a colony in Jalandhar.