Overview

• Ali Meghat Al-Azhar was detained at a hotel in the Ellis Bridge area, with USD 3,600 and Rs 25,000 recovered.
• Police say the group posed as Gaza relief volunteers to collect donations at mosques across Gujarat for personal use.
• Three identified compatriots — Zakaria Haitham Alzar, Ahmed Alhabash and Yousef Al-Zahar — are absconding, with look-out notices issued.
• Investigators say they have found no evidence so far that any money was sent to Gaza, and they are reviewing CCTV and digital transactions.
• Authorities have begun blacklisting and deportation for tourist-visa violations as the ATS, NIA and intelligence units join the investigation, with officers also probing suspected reconnaissance.