Hyderabad, May 5 -- Maulvi Sohail Abubakr Timol, a 27-year-old Muslim cleric, hailing from Nandurbar, Maharashtra, was apprehended on Friday in connection with an alleged assassination plot targeting the leader of a right-wing leader, Surat police officials said.

Timol, identified as the primary suspect, was arrested for his purported involvement in a conspiracy to eliminate Sanatan Sangh national chairman Updesh Rana.

Police said that Timol, in collaboration with handlers based in Pakistan and Nepal, orchestrated a series of threatening calls and messages targeting prominent individuals including BJP's Telangana MLA Raja Singh, former national spokesperson Nupur Sharma, and Sudarshan television channel's chief editor Suresh Chauhan.

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