Overview
- Police arrested Sameer, also known as Roohan, from Najibabad in a case tied to a November 2025 Instagram live that allegedly showed weapons and pitched recruitment.
- Officers said the live stream involved profiles linked to Maijul and Aqib, believed to be in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, with lookout notices also naming Azad.
- Owaid Malik and Jalal Haider were previously arrested in the Instagram case, which cites the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Information Technology Act.
- In a separate case, police arrested Raju Ram Godara of Jaisalmer as the suspected Telegram group admin linked to a Kiratpur arson in which a parked car was torched after being identified by a religious symbol.
- Investigators said recovered phones are undergoing forensic and digital analysis as they map coordination across Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram, including alleged plans to target vehicles and damage railway tracks.