US EditionCrackdown on Terror Module: ATS Foils Major Attack Plot in Uttar Pradesh
Officials said the suspects sent videos to Pakistani handlers and received payments through QR codes while scouting railway signal boxes and other installations.
- On Thursday, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad arrested four men in a Pakistan-linked plot targeting railway infrastructure, intercepting the group before they could execute arson attacks near Lucknow's Charbagh railway station.
- The module operated under guidance from Pakistani handlers communicating through encrypted platforms like Telegram, Signal, and Instagram, aiming to destabilize public order by damaging critical installations and gas cylinder-loaded trucks.
- Main operative Saqib, alias 'Devil' , led associates Vikas Gehlawat , Lokesh , and Arbaab in reconnaissance missions across Ghaziabad, Aligarh, and Lucknow, sending videos of minor arson incidents to handlers for payment.
- Authorities recovered flammable substances and 7 smartphones during arrests, with a case registered at the ATS police station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
- The conspiracy sought to establish Ghazwa-e-Hind through sabotage, and investigators discovered foreign phone contacts including numbers from Afghanistan while probing the broader terror network.
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A major terrorist plot has been uncovered in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The UP ATS has arrested four terrorists, including an ISI handler. These terrorists planned to carry out an attack by detonating a signal at Lucknow Railway Station. The UP ATS has sought remand for all of them.
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Pakistan-linked terror module busted in UP, 4 arrested for plotting attacks; motive was Ghazwa-e-Hind
The UP Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has foiled a major terror conspiracy with the arrest of four men linked to a Pakistan-linked module, and plotting attacks in cities and on railway infrastructure across the country to create instability. The accused, arrested on Thursday, were found conducting recce of key installations as part of their plan to damage railway infrastructure to spread fear among the people, officials said. Conspiracy to establish…
UP ATS arrests 4 members of terror module with links to Pakistani handlers
ATS unearthed a network of individuals who were allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based handlers through social media platforms and engaged in anti-national activities aimed at spreading fear and causing economic damage.
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