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- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested Shahroz, a resident of Balrampur, over an alleged plot to carry out a terror attack in Mumbai targeting Hindu leaders and organisations to spread communal tension.
- According to the ATS, he was in contact with Pakistan's ISI and Pakistani gangsters, and was allegedly directed to travel to Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan to receive weapons and explosives sent by drone from Pakistan.
- The agency says he was still in a trial phase of the network, and could have been tasked with building sleeper cells near the India-Nepal border had he passed it.
- Investigators are now forensically examining his digital devices, banking records and contacts to map the network's size and any foreign funding.
What to watch next
- Findings from the forensic examination of Shahroz's phones, chats and banking records
- Whether any local recruits or a larger network linked to him are identified
- Verification of alleged foreign funding and his travel history
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Named India · Pakistan · Balrampur · Mumbai · Sri Ganganagar · Inter-Services Intelligence · Jasveer Chaudhary · Shahroz · Shehjad Bhatti · Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad
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