Overview

• The suspects were identified as Mohammad Ayan Mohammad Hussain, 23, Abu Sufiyan Tajammul Ansari, 22, and Zaid Notiyar Abdul Qadir, 22, all from Bhiwandi, according to UP Police officials.
• UP ATS registered the probe on August 27 under anti-terror and foreign-funding laws, with the case logged as FIR No. 10/2025 at the ATS police station in Lucknow.
• Officials allege the trio used social-media appeals and their UPI IDs and bank accounts to collect donations for Gaza relief, with money routed through Uttar Pradesh and some transfers made abroad without authorization.
• The three were detained on Saturday after surveillance in Bhiwandi, presented at Shanti Nagar police station, and sent to Uttar Pradesh on transit remand that runs until September 24.
• Amounts remain under verification, with an ADG claiming the campaign raised millions of rupees while another report cites roughly Rs 3 lakh collected.