Kashmiri man arrested after ‘moving suspiciously’ near Air Force station of Thane

Thane: Maharashtra police have arrested a Kashmiri man after he was found ‘moving’ suspiciously near the Air Force Station in Thane.

Shoukat Ahmed Katanan Sayyed (35) was spotted ‘moving near the boundary wall’ of the Air Force station in Kolshet here, a restricted area, yesterday morning.

Sayyed, who hails from Srinagar, was booked under section 447 (criminal trespass) of the IPC, said police spokesperson Sukhada Narkar.

However, his appearance was bedraggled, and he seemed to be mentally unsound, a source in the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) said.

ATS officials were also questioning him, the source said.

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