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Delhi Police have reportedly arrested a 28-year-old “sharpshooter” with ties to a large South Asian organized crime group for allegedly plotting to kill outspoken Toronto Sun columnist Tarek Fatah.

The Indian Express reports the accused — identified as Naseem, aka Rizwan — was taken into custody in Jafrabad, Delhi, on Tuesday.

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Police alleged he is connected to Chhota Shakeel, a key aide to Dawood Ibrahim, who allegedly heads up the Indian crime syndicate known as D-company.

Naseem is the second suspected hitman Delhi Police have charged in recent months for conspiring to murder the controversial Pakistan-born Fatah, who also hosts the popular Indian talk show, Fatah ka Fatwa, and is known for his strong views on the Islamic world, including Sharia law.

Junaid Chaudhary, 21, who also has alleged ties to Shakeel, was nabbed in June.