Father of terror link accused dies of cardiac arrest

Mangaluru: The father of Mazz Muneer Ahmed, who was arrested by the Shivamogga police for allegedly sharing links with the IS, died of cardiac arrest in a private hospital on Friday.
The deceased is Muneer Sabjan Saab. The Shivamogga police had on September 20 picked up Mazz Muneer Ahmed, alias Mazz,22, and Sayyed Yasin, for allegedly sharing links with a terrorist organisation, and were remanded in police custody. Earlier, Mazz was arrested by the Mangaluru city police, in a pro-terror graffiti case in December 2020. After the arrest in 2020, he was released on bail. He was residing with his parents in an apartment in Mangaluru, and went missing a few days ago. Muneer Sabjan Saab had submitted a missing case about his son, via post, to the Kadri police station.
The health of Muneer Sabjan had deteriorted following the arrest, and he was admitted to a hospital on Friday, where he breathed his last. Mazz was booked by the Shivamogga police under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.