Overview
- Two residences tied to a teacher in Mumbra and Kurla were searched by the Maharashtra ATS, with electronic devices and documents seized for forensic examination.
- Investigators say the operation is connected to the Pune case in which engineer Zubair Hangargekar was arrested on October 27 for alleged links to AQIS and radicalisation activities.
- In court filings from the Pune case, ATS detailed recovered materials including deleted PDFs on AQIS, an Urdu translation of a speech by Osama bin Laden, the magazine Inspire, and instructions for making an IED.
- Officials noted the teacher was questioned and is not designated as an accused or a witness, while inquiries examine whether his Mumbra home hosted a meeting involving the arrested engineer.
- Security agencies report heightened vigilance following a car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, as Gujarat ATS separately detained three suspects in Ahmedabad on November 9 for alleged ISIS links.