Overview

• The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad detained Akmal Raza of Sultanpur, Safeel Salmani alias Ali Razvi of Sonbhadra, Mohammad Tausif of Kanpur, and Qasim Ali of Rampur.
• Officials allege the group planned violent jihad, including targeted killings of non-Muslim religious leaders, while working to impose Sharia law.
• ATS says the suspects held secret meetings, pushed extremist propaganda on social media, and prepared recruitment materials.
• A case was registered at the ATS Police Station in Lucknow as Crime No. 13/2025 under Sections 148 and 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Police reported seizing five mobile phones, Aadhaar and PAN cards, bank cards, and a PhonePe scanner, and will ask a court for remand to identify associates and funding sources.