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Gujarat ATS Cracks Alleged ‘Ghazwa-E-Hind’ Conspiracy Module, Two Held

ATS said the men used WhatsApp and Instagram to recruit allies, collect weapons and plan RDX training for attacks on political leaders.

  • On Tuesday, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad remanded Irfankhan Kalekhan Pathan and Murshid Zahid Akhtar Sheikh to 11-day ATS custody following their arrests for allegedly conspiring to wage war against India.
  • Pathan and Sheikh allegedly planned to establish "Ghazwa-e-Hind" by targeting leaders linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and imposing Sharia law across India through radicalization.
  • Both men allegedly used WhatsApp and Instagram to coordinate with radical groups, while planning to smuggle weapons from Pakistan and Afghanistan and provide training in manufacturing RDX explosives.
  • Officials registered an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 61 and 148, citing criminal conspiracy and waging war, as the ATS continues investigating other individuals involved in the network.
  • The ATS monitors anti-national activity online through human intelligence and technical surveillance; at least one accused allegedly had links with terror group ISIS, officials said.
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tv9gujarati.com broke the news on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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