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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) launched a hunt cognition crossed 21 locations successful Yavatmal and Ahilyanagar districts implicit alleged extremist activities, questioning 14 suspects. No apprehension was made; documents and physics gadgets were seized.
Raids were conducted successful Umarkhed and Pusad successful Yavatmal implicit the suspicion that definite individuals were successful interaction with violent organisations, radicalising youths.
“A full of 21 locations were raided, among which 14 are successful Yavatmal, and the remainder are successful Ahilyanagar,” the Maharashtra ATS said successful a statement, which besides said: “Search warrants were executed astatine the 12 locations successful Ahilyanagar, wherever swords were seized, whereas successful Yavatmal district, astatine slightest 14 suspects were questioned and objectionable physics gadgets and CCTV instrumentality were seized, and person been examined.”
“House searches person been carried retired astatine 13 locations successful Yavatmal’s Pusad, and 1 successful Umarkhed, which are highly delicate areas. The ATS has been keeping ticker connected their question for days and has present initiated the searches. The ATS has seized their documents, laptops, books, and mobile phones implicit objectionable content. The hunt started aboriginal successful the morning, astir 3 a.m., and ended astatine 12 p.m. connected Sunday. We provided bandobast to them to debar untoward events,” Yavatmal Superintendent of Police Kumar Chintha said.
“No arrests person been made successful this cognition truthful far, and elaborate probing of suspects is ongoing,” the Maharashtra ATS said.
The ATS squad searched wrong the jurisdiction of the Vasant Nagar constabulary presumption successful Pusad city. The searches met each ineligible requirements, the serviceman said.
