The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) claims to have arrested three men with alleged terror links. Among them was a doctor holding a Chinese medical degree.
They were reportedly attempting to produce Ricin, a lethal toxin listed among international chemical and biological weapons.
Digital and on-ground surveillance revealed that two of the accused from Uttar Pradesh had scouted several religious and organisational buildings in Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Lucknow.
Among the locations under watch were RSS offices, which the accused closely studied to assess security arrangements and crowd patterns, a senior ATS officer said.
For the uninitiated, Ricin is extracted from castor beans. It is highly toxic, even in small doses, and is concentrated from the waste mash left after extracting castor oil.
There is no specific antidote, and treatment involves supportive care. While lethal if ingested or injected, it is poorly absorbed through the skin and difficult to disperse on a large scale, as it reacts to heat and dilutes in water.
A section of the media reported that letters containing this powder were allegedly sent to two US Presidents — Barack Obama in 2013 and Donald Trump five years later — but they were intercepted during mail sorting.
It’s reliably learnt that one of them tried to inject patients with ricin. Sources revealed to the Vibes of India that he also made arrangements to inject the poison in a temple’s prasad.
Temples remain the centre of faith and devotion. Devotees trust that the prasad they receive is pure and safe. Such incidents are a stark reminder that even sacred spaces must be careful about the sources of what they offer, and that vigilance is as important as devotion.
A national daily reported that the ATS identified the three accused as Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed, 35, a resident of Hyderabad, Telangana; Azad Suleman Sheikh, 20, a tailor from Shamli, Uttar Pradesh; and Mohammad Suhail Mohammad Saleem Khan, 23, a student from Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh.
Authorities said Saiyed had been under watch after receiving confidential information about his involvement in a conspiracy to carry out a terror attack in India. He had arrived in Ahmedabad as part of the alleged plan.
A team intercepted Saiyed’s car near Adalaj Toll Plaza on the Ahmedabad–Mehsana Road. Upon inspection, they found two Glock pistols, one Beretta pistol, 30 live cartridges, and castor oil stored in a 10-litre plastic container.
During questioning, Saiyed reportedly admitted to being involved in a plan to carry out a terrorist attack.
He had allegedly obtained the weapons from a deserted location near Kalol, Gujarat. He told investigators that his handler was Abu Khadija from Afghanistan, associated with the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), and that he had contacts in Pakistan.
Saiyed, who had earlier run a restaurant where he allegedly stocked castor seeds later used to prepare ricin, was reportedly fluent in several languages and influenced by ISKP’s online propaganda. He was said to be awaiting instructions from Pakistan-based handlers to carry out a potentially mass-casualty attack.
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