Overview
- The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad arrested five men who were produced in court and remanded to ATS custody until July 24, taking the total accused in the probe to 13.
- Officials told the court that one of the newly arrested suspects had attempted to assemble a time bomb and that searches continue for bomb-making material and Urdu JeM literature.
- Investigators say earlier arrests and interrogations revealed repeated tests of IED and timer mechanisms, with the ATS alleging eight trial runs between 2023 and February 2026.
- Searches by the ATS recovered a JeM flag, printed books attributed to Masood Azhar, a letter and about Rs 1.3 lakh in cash from earlier detainees, and electronic devices have been sent for forensic examination.
- The case is being pursued under UAPA and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions, prosecutors are probing alleged cross-border contacts and funding, and officials say further searches and arrests are possible as the forensic work continues.