Mohiuddin was making a chemical more dangerous than cyanide, planning a big attack: Gujarat ATS
He wanted to carry out a terrorist activity that would cause widespread damage.
New Delhi: The Gujarat ATS has made several revelations. Investigations revealed that the three terrorists were planning a major terrorist attack that would cause significant damage. To achieve this, one of them was making a chemical called Ricin, which is even more dangerous than cyanide. Fortunately, the ATS apprehended all three in time, and their plan was foiled. One of the terrorists had connections with a person on Telegram and was also in contact with foreign individuals.
Mohiuddin was making a dangerous chemical
According to Gujarat ATS DIG Sunil Joshi, these suspects had been under surveillance for almost a year. The ATS received intelligence that Dr Ahmed Mohiuddin, a 35-year-old from Hyderabad, was involved in terrorist activities and was planning to travel to Ahmedabad. Acting on this information, the ATS monitored his movements and intercepted him at the Adalaj toll plaza. Officials revealed that Dr Mohiuddin, who holds an MBBS degree from China, was preparing a dangerous chemical called ricin as part of his terrorist plan. Mohiuddin also brought four litres of castor oil for this purpose. Risin is more toxic than cyanide and was intended to be used to cause mass destruction.
The Gujarat ATS recovered two Glock pistols, one Beretta pistol, 30 live cartridges, and four litres of castor oil from the suspects.
Who was Mohiuddin in contact with?
DIG Joshi further stated that preliminary investigations indicate that Dr Mohiuddin was in contact with a Telegram user named “Abu Khadija.” Abu Khadija is believed to be associated with the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP). He wanted to carry out a terrorist activity that would cause widespread damage and stated that the suspect was in constant contact with foreign operatives.
DIG Joshi stated that the other two accused, Azad Suleman Sheikh and Mohammad Suhail Salim Khan, are residents of Lakhimpur and Shamli districts of Uttar Pradesh, respectively. They had received religious education and had allegedly become radicalised. They had conducted a recce in crowded areas of Lucknow, Delhi, and Ahmedabad. Joshi also stated that their activities had been observed in Kashmir.
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