Overview

• Gujarat ATS conducted coordinated raids on July 21–22 in Ahmedabad, Delhi’s Chandni Chowk and Noida to arrest four suspects running a covert AQIS propaganda network on Instagram and encrypted apps.
• The accused—Mohammad Faiq Rizwan, Mohammad Fardeen Rais, Saifullah Qureshi Rafiq and Zeeshan Ali Asif Ali—face charges under UAPA Sections 13, 18, 38 and 39 and corresponding Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita provisions.
• Investigators seized extremist literature including Operation Sindoor documents, a sword and multiple digital devices and uncovered use of auto-delete apps to erase communications.
• Officials say Rizwan maintained contact with Pakistani Instagram users who supplied jihadi material and that the network aimed to incite youth against democratic institutions.
• Authorities warn additional operatives linked to the AQIS digital module remain at large as teams analyze encrypted chats and device data.