Overview

• A Vizianagaram court has remanded Siraj Ur Rehman (29) and Syed Sameer (28) to seven days of police custody for further interrogation.
• The two men were arrested in a joint operation by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Police on May 17, following the seizure of explosive materials from Rehman's residence.
• Sameer was apprehended in Hyderabad based on his confession about involvement in bomb-making activities.
• Authorities have filed charges under the Explosive Substances Act, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
• The National Investigation Agency may take over the case pending directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, as no confirmed links to external terror groups have been identified.