UP man held for trying to join crime syndicate 'supported' by Pak's ISI

A 22-year-old man was taken into custody for allegedly attempting to join a crime syndicate ''supported'' by Pakistan's spy agency ISI and trying to procure weapons through them, police said here on Sunday.

Zayed Khan, from Uttar Pradesh, came to Hyderabad two months ago and was working in a hotel in Medchal area, they said.

He was allegedly in contact with a group and their associates through online which was supported by Pakistan's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence. The group was allegedly running an organised criminal gang in the country, police said.

''He was in touch with associates of the group through social media. He expressed strong desire to join the crime syndicate,'' a release from police said.

Police said they seized two fake pistols and one mobile phone from the possession of the accused.

A case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) section 152 (acts endangering the sovereignty or unity and integrity of India) was registered at Medchal police station, a police official said.

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