Overview
- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad this week arrested 29-year-old Shahroz from Jamdhara village in Balrampur and produced him in court after registering a case under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- ATS investigators say Shahroz first replied to a Facebook post seeking “daring” shooters and then shifted talks with an alleged ISI handler, identified as Jasveer Chaudhary, to encrypted apps such as WhatsApp, Messenger and Signal.
- Authorities allege the handler transferred ₹5,000 to Shahroz, urged him to recruit other youths and instructed him to travel from Mumbai to Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan to procure weapons and explosives for an alleged attack.
- Investigators report they recovered digital evidence from Shahroz’s devices and recorded an alleged confession; the agency has invoked specific Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections as the probe continues.
- Separately, a special ATS court in Lucknow convicted two men for trafficking high-quality fake Indian currency routed through Kaliachak and sentenced each to six years’ rigorous imprisonment, underscoring ties between cross-border crime and online recruitment risks.