On Tuesday, the Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja’s brother was arrested for allegedly framing a love rival as the author of a terrorist hit list. Arsakan Khawaja, 39, who is alleged of trying to set up his former university colleague Mohamed Kamer Nizamdeen, by convincing police that the 26-year-old was part of a plot to kill then prime minister Malcom Turnbull.

Nizamdeen was arrested in August after a fake terror hit list was found in his notebook. He was released only weeks later when police figured out the script did not match his handwriting.

Talking to the reporters, New South Wales assistant commissioner Mick Willing said, “What we will be alleging is that he (Nizamdeen) was set up in a planned and calculated manner. Motivated, in part, by a personal grievance.”

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Willing added that the grievance was over a woman, and that line of inquiry was “part of the process” being investigated. He said there is no ongoing threat to the community. Australian police now say they “regret” arresting Sri Lankan-born Nizamdeen.

Explaining his point further, Willing said, “In relation to the charging and the subsequent dropping of the charge against the Sri Lankan citizen, we have offered, and have paid his court costs. We regret the circumstances which led to him being charged and the time he subsequently spent in custody.”

Arsakan is reportedly seeking further damages from officials. He was arrested in suburban Sydney on Tuesday and is being questioned over accusations he attempted to pervert justice by making a false document, which listed high-profile targets.

Pakistan-born Australian batsman Usman Khawaja will be making a comeback to the national squad after returning from injury this Thursday against India in the first of a four-match Test series.