Accused of propagating sect Sufism
State police and central agencies are investigating how many more people are living here by changing their identities. Like Rashid Ali Siddiqui, who was arrested earlier, Tariq Saeed is also said to have entered India illegally with his family 8 years ago. While living first in Kochi and later in Bengaluru, he propagated Panth Sufism through the YouTube channel of the Mehdi Foundation.
He became a Hindu by hiding his real identity
According to police sources, Tariq Saeed lived as a Hindu in Bengaluru by the name of Sunny Chauhan, while his wife Anila Saeed lived by the name of Deepali Chauhan, their 17-year-old daughter also studies in Bengaluru as a Hindu. In the interrogation of the police and central intelligence agencies so far, it has been confirmed that the people of the Mehdi Foundation for which the accused were doing religious propaganda, had given the accused a house in India and had helped him financially in every way. . Now agencies are investigating whether Mehdi Foundation has any role in bringing Pakistani citizens to India illegally.