Overview
- Gujarat ATS said Tuesday it arrested Irfankhan Kalekhan Pathan, 22, in Siddhpur and Murshid Zahid Akhtar Sheikh, 21, in Mumbai with help from Maharashtra Police in an alleged online radicalisation case.
- A local court remanded both men to 11 days of ATS custody under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 61 and 148, which cover criminal conspiracy and waging war against the state.
- Phone examinations reportedly showed WhatsApp and Instagram contacts linked to ISIS along with chats about recruiting youths, handling weapons, and making RDX‑based explosives.
- Officials say no physical training camps, reconnaissance, or operational movement have been found so far, and the probe now tracks funding routes, interstate ties, and any cross‑border arms channels.
- The term “Ghazwa‑e‑Hind” is a slogan in some extremist narratives that refers to a supposed conquest of India, which investigators say figured in the suspects’ group discussions.