Overview
- The Bihar Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Mohammad Mustafa from Ratanpur, Muzaffarpur, on Friday after a targeted raid based on confidential intelligence.
- Investigators say forensic analysis of Mustafa’s phone recovered deleted messages, backups and active encrypted apps that contained photos, videos and precise locations of sensitive Indian sites.
- ATS officials allege Mustafa had ties to a Pakistan-based arms smuggling network led by Shahzad Bhatti and named an associate called Rana Hunain while describing Bhatti as linked to Pakistan’s intelligence services.
- The probe is expanding to map Mustafa’s travel history, call-detail records, social media activity and financial transactions as authorities seek other associates and any foreign funding.
- Mustafa has been booked under provisions related to espionage and national security and remains in custody while the ATS continues technical analysis and interrogations, with investigators warning further arrests are possible.