Lareb Hashmi, the B.Tech student who slapped bus conductor Harikesh Vishwakarma in Prayagraj, used to listen to the speeches of Pakistani Maulana on his mobile. When the police investigated his mobile, it was revealed from the search history of YouTube. Also, other intelligence agencies including ATS interrogated Lareb Hashmi on Saturday. An ATS team from Varanasi had reached Swarooprani Nehru Hospital (SRN) in the morning for questioning. IB and Local Intelligence Unit also interrogated. After being shot in the leg, he has been kept under tight security in the hospital. On Sunday, the court gave him judicial remand for 14 days. The agencies also searched Laraib’s house in Hajiganj, Soraon. Desktop, chip, pen drive, two mobiles, five diaries and bank passbooks of the entire family and other things have been seized from the house. These are being investigated.
Agencies are also busy investigating whether Laraib has any connection with any terrorist organization. After the incident, he had made a video with Chapar, in which he provoked a section of people in an objectionable manner. In this he is seen saying that whoever insults his religion will have the same fate. Even in the video, he was continuously raising religious slogans. The police had kept a guard at Laraib’s house since night. The family members had already fled. The agencies searched Laraib’s room and house. Many electronic devices recovered. They are being investigated. Neighbors and friends have been questioned about his activities in the last few months. Whom did he meet? Who are close friends? With whom did he chat on social media? Information about all these things is being collected. Information about call details and other things is also being given. Information is being collected about recent travels.
Told this thing during interrogation with the police
Why was the conductor hit with a chapapad during interrogation with the police? In response, he said that the conductor had insulted him by using caste based words in front of everyone in the bus, hence he hit him. I got angry on this very thing. Why is he angry with Yogi and Modi in the video? On this question he said that he did not know what he was saying while making the video. When asked about religious slogans and Jihad, he said that whatever was coming in his mind at that time, he was speaking without thinking. He did not tell the police anything more than this.
Used to watch videos of speech and jihad on YouTube
Laraib’s social media accounts and YouTube were investigated on Saturday. What came out in the investigation is not clear yet, but he used to watch a lot of videos related to Takreer and Jihad. According to police sources, he used to watch videos of Taliban and Israel-Palestine dispute. The language he spoke in the video was spoken in a speech. Apart from this, there were many videos of Taliban, Hamas and Hezbollah in the search history. According to sources, Laraib’s direct links with any suspicious organization have not been revealed yet. Let us tell you that the police have detained three friends of Laraib. Call details records revealed three friends with whom he talked the most. The police interrogated the three friends on Saturday. Mobile phones of all three have also been confiscated. Is being investigated.
College management suspended the student
Laraib Hashmi was suspended from the college management on Saturday. The incident and the student’s video remained a topic of discussion among college students on Saturday. The students remained shy from talking to the media persons who reached the college on Saturday. Some said that he used to stay away from other students, but everyone was apprehensive about his involvement in such activities.