Following the arrest of Ahmad Murtuza Abbasi, who had earlier lived in Navi Mumbai, in connection with the attack on cops at Gorakhnath temple in Uttar Pradesh, the Navi Mumbai police have launched a parallel probe to ascertain that there are no such threats from the people who are known to him, in their jurisdiction.

The NRI police that helped the UP cops collect details about the IIT-B graduate earlier this week have recorded the statement of one maulana, an Islamic priest, said sources. Abbasi used to meet him frequently during his stay at Seawoods till 2020. The Taj Height building in which Abbasi lived in Navi Mumbai also has a madrassa on the ground floor. Sources said Abbasi often visited the madrassa at Taj Height.  The maulana is attached to the madrassa.