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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has launched a monolithic hunt cognition astatine aggregate locations successful Yavatmal and Ahilyanagar districts, and detained respective suspects for enquiry pursuing a tip-off astir terror-linked activities, officials said connected Sunday (February 15, 2026).
The ATS combed much than 20 locations successful the 2 districts successful the raids launched astir midnight and has rounded up implicit a twelve suspects, they said.
Based connected circumstantial quality astir the radicalisation of youths successful the state, the ATS, on with territory constabulary teams, launched operations successful Pusad and Umarkhed cities successful Yavatmal, a elder constabulary authoritative said.
Searches are underway astatine 14 locations, including homes, offices, and different places connected to the suspects, the authoritative said, adding that the teams person seized objectionable documents, mobile phones, physics gadgets, and examined CCTV footage.
The ATS has recovered incriminating documents during the searches, helium said. The authoritative said that the suspects were being interrogated, and nary 1 has been arrested.
A ample fig of constabulary officers and unit person been deployed for this operation, helium said.
Similar raids took spot astatine 7 locations successful Ahilyanagar territory of cardinal Maharashtra, and constabulary person recovered incriminating materials from the suspects, the authoritative said.
The suspects are being interrogated, helium said, adding that the cognition is ongoing.
