Hyderabad, Oct. 2 -- The counter intelligence wing of the Telangana police was constantly tracking the city-based terror suspect Farhatullah Ghauri, now believed to be operating in Pakistan, and reportedly stumbled upon a conversation of his with Mohd Zahed, who arrested on Sunday along with Maaz and Abdul Sami.

Zahed through social media platforms was allegedly in touch with some persons from Pakistan and Dubai for some weeks. He was reportedly planning to recruit cadres for LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba) and Jaish-e-Mohammed operations in the country, police sources from Hyderabad said.

Farhatullah is an alleged terrorist recruiter and financer for a Pakistan based terror group Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM). Farhatullah Ghauri is listed among the 38...