Overview
- Faizan Shakil Salmani, 22, a Rampur native working as a tailor in Navsari, was arrested on January 25 after an intelligence-led raid.
- Officers recovered a country-made pistol, six live rounds and 29 pages of alleged extremist literature during searches and device examinations.
- ATS officials say he was influenced by Jaish‑e‑Mohammed and Al‑Qaeda propaganda and allegedly planned targeted killings, including of people accused of insulting the Prophet.
- Digital forensics point to an Instagram handle ‘al.faizangaza’ and months of contact with a wanted associate, Mohammed Abu Bakar, via WhatsApp, Instagram and Telegram.
- He has been booked under UAPA, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act, with probes underway into weapons sourcing from Uttar Pradesh, possible accomplices and heightened surveillance across South Gujarat.