Overview
- An NIA/UAPA special court granted the Maharashtra ATS fresh custody on Wednesday to continue interrogation and forensic analysis.
- Police say more than 1TB of data was seized, including an Urdu translation of an Osama bin Laden speech and Al-Qaeda/AQIS literature such as Inspire that details IED-making.
- The ATS reports over 100 Telegram accounts linked to the case, with some IP addresses traced to Afghanistan and Hong Kong now being examined.
- A confidential HEMRL-DRDO report on explosive-related material from the seized publications has been received to support the technical probe.
- Authorities are probing alleged efforts to radicalise and recruit youths, possible links to a 2021 congregation and physical camp in Padgha, and international numbers saved on an old phone without corresponding call records.