The brother of arrested Imam Mohammad Ishityaq, Mohammad Shahbad, claimed his brother’s innocence in the white-collar terror case links on Wednesday, stating that the accusations against him are entirely wrong.

In an interview with ANI, Shahbad said, “He has been the imam of that masjid of Al Falah University for the last 20 years. I had deployed him there before his marriage. He and his family live there. We keep visiting each other frequently. He had bought a land in Fatehpur and had built rooms for rent. One of those rooms was rented by this doctor (Muzammil). We don’t know when he rented that room.”

Defending his brother further, Shahbad added, “No one keeps an eye on the day-to-day activities of the tenant. We visit our tenants only to collect rent. The media now reports that weapon

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