Overview
- Zaib Zubair Ansari, which police identified on CCTV after Monday’s pre-dawn attack, was arrested within about 90 minutes near Mira Road in Thane.
- Searches of his rented flat recovered handwritten notes invoking ISIS and “lone-wolf” attacks, with one describing the stabbing as a “first step,” according to officials.
- Police and victim statements say he asked the guards their religion and told one to recite the Kalma, the Islamic declaration of faith, before launching the knife attack.
- Supervisor Rajkumar Mishra remains in intensive care with serious abdominal injuries, while guard Subroto Sen suffered lesser wounds and lodged the complaint.
- A local court sent Ansari to Maharashtra ATS custody until May 4 as officers examine seized devices and explore any outside links, with the chief minister flagging possible NIA support.