U.P. ATS arrests four members of ‘terror module’ with links to Pakistan handlers

Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested 4 members of a suspected panic module allegedly operating astatine the behest of Pakistani handlers and readying attacks connected cardinal installations, including railway infrastructure, officials said connected Friday (April 3, 2026).

“The Uttar Pradesh ATS received quality that a radical was successful changeless interaction with a Pakistani handler done assorted societal media platforms and was doing anti-national activities. The gang’s main nonsubjective was to behaviour a recce of important subject installations, railway infrastructure, constabulary stations and governmental figures successful the country, supply the obtained accusation to the Pakistani handler, and past program and harm them,” an authoritative connection said.

“The supra quality was developed, and Saqib alias “Devil”, a nonmigratory of Meerut district, was arrested, who was successful interaction with handlers via encrypted platforms, specified arsenic Telegram, Signal and Instagram, and had links with extremist groups,” the connection added.

Besides Saqib, the arrested individuals person been identified arsenic Vikas Gehlawat alias Raunak, Lokesh alias Papla Pandit alias Babu alias Sanju, some residents of Gautam Buddh Nagar, and Arbaab from Meerut.