The accused happened to share a video on Facebook in which an Islamic flag was shown being hoisted on a temple after throwing the original flag from atop the temple.
"Following an argument on the Ashram flyover, the man behind the wheel of the SUV drove for about 2kms. with the other person hanging to the bonnet of the vehicle," an officer of Delhi Police said.
25-year-old Vishal from Pune was was lured by the daughter of an ISI agent in Pakistan, trained in ‘terror activities’ and tasked with passing information on Indian military establishments.
The arrested accused were running a sextortion racket from Bharatpur and border area between Rajasthan and Haryana. Other accomplices of the accused are absconding.
The editor of the YouTube channel Pol Khol TV, Ashish Kanjariya, is accused of extorting Rs. 10 lakhs from the trustee of a private school in Maninagar.
Police reportedly said that Atiq conspired to get himself attacked as a measure to enhance his own security, to ensure media limelight and pressure on government, so he remains safe.