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Gujarat ATS Raids Hyderabad Doctor’s Home in Alleged Ricin Plot, Seizes Chemicals for Lab Tests

Investigators say the effort to extract the toxin had not reached isolation, and lab results are expected to shape the case.

Overview

  • ATS teams searched the Rajendranagar flat on Tuesday and Wednesday as Cyberabad police observed, seizing unidentified chemicals and other material for forensic examination.
  • The case dates to the November 8 arrests of Dr Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed and two men from Uttar Pradesh under UAPA and other laws after a car stop yielded two Glock pistols, a Beretta, 30 rounds and nearly four litres of castor oil.
  • Questioning indicates the accused had not isolated ricin or settled on a delivery method, and officers say no radicalisation literature has been found so far.
  • Investigators cite procurement records and digital trails, including search and ChatGPT queries, as evidence suggesting preparatory activity.
  • Police are probing an alleged ISKP-linked handler named Abu Khadija and reported reconnaissance of sites in Lucknow, Delhi and Ahmedabad, while families of the accused dispute the allegations.