Articles tagged under: Gujarat ATS

Gujarat ATS Busts Bogus Visa Racket; 4 Held

August 08, 2025
Gujarat ATS Busts Bogus Visa Racket; 4 Held

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) today busted a major visa fraud racket involving the issuance of fake Luxembourg visas using forged documents and certificates. Following a targeted surveillance operation, the law enforcement agency arrested four key accused involved in the scam. The arrested individuals include Mayank Bhardwaj (resident of Seemraj Status, Kudasan, Gandhinagar), Tejendra alias Kishan Gajjar (resident of Gauripuja Society, Nava Vadaj, Ahmedabad), Manish alias Ku...Read More

Gujarat ATS busts Al-Qaeda terror module; NIA likely to join probe

August 02, 2025
Gujarat ATS busts Al-Qaeda terror module; NIA likely to join probe

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has recently busted an online terror module linked to Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and arrested 30-year-old Shama Parveen Ansari from Bengaluru along with four others in the case. Now, given the gravity of the case, teams from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are likely to join the probe. Officials said that under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the NIA can initiate an independent investigation if r...Read More

Gujarat ATS arrests key woman ‘handler’ of Al-Qaeda module from Bengaluru

July 30, 2025
Gujarat ATS arrests key woman ‘handler’ of Al-Qaeda module from Bengaluru

Bengaluru: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended the key mastermind behind a terror module linked to Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). The accused, 30-year-old Shama Parveen, was arrested in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Tuesday. According to reports, Parveen was allegedly orchestrating the entire network and acted as the chief handler, coordinating activities from Karnataka. Her arrest came following leads developed from the interrogation of four Al-Qaeda operatives arres...Read More

Gujarat ATS arrests four with links to terror outfit Al-Qaeda

July 23, 2025
Gujarat ATS arrests four with links to terror outfit Al-Qaeda

Ahmedabad: In a major breakthrough, the Gujarat ATS has arrested four individuals linked to the terror outfit Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) during a large-scale anti-terror operation carried out in Ahmedabad, New Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. The accused were reportedly recruiting people through WhatsApp. It is learnt that all four were connected to Al-Qaeda’s radical ideology and were actively engaged in promoting it through social media platforms and certain suspect applications. ...Read More

Gujarat ATS Arrests Three More in Alprazolam Drug Manufacturing Factory Case

July 17, 2025
Gujarat ATS Arrests Three More in Alprazolam Drug Manufacturing Factory Case

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested three more accused linked to a massive drug manufacturing racket uncovered earlier this year in Anand district. Acting on this intelligence, a special ATS team conducted an intensive 72-hour operation across Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, leading to the arrest of Aslam Khan from Jaora, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh; Kaluram Patidar from Jiriyakhedi, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh; and Sakil Mohammad from Bhawanimandi, Jhalawa...Read More

Gujarat ATS busts another fake arms license racket; 7 held

July 14, 2025
Gujarat ATS busts another fake arms license racket; 7 held

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has uncovered another bogus arms licence racket, this time linked to Uttar Pradesh. The investigation revealed that fake weapon licences were being issued from UP. The ATS has arrested seven accused in the case and launched a probe into the process through which the weapons were obtained. Those arrested include Sholesingh Sengar, Ved Prakash Singh Sengar, Mukesh Singh, Rajendra Singh, Vijay Singh, Abhishek Trivedi, and Ajay Sengar. The ATS has s...Read More

Gujarat ATS arrests Nadiad teen for ‘cyber terrorism’ during Operation Sindoor

May 21, 2025
Gujarat ATS arrests Nadiad teen for ‘cyber terrorism’ during Operation Sindoor

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended one Jaseem Shahnawaz Ansari from Nadiad and his juvenile accomplice for allegedly carrying out cyberattacks on Indian government websites and sharing posts with anti-India messages. The attacks intensified around the time of Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the Pahalgam terror incident. The accused also posted screenshots of these attacks on their Telegram channel. In an official release, the Gujarat ATS stated t...Read More

300 kg drugs worth ₹1,800 crore seized off Gujarat coast in ICG-ATS operation

April 14, 2025
300 kg drugs worth ₹1,800 crore seized off Gujarat coast in ICG-ATS operation

Porbandar: In a major anti-smuggling operation, the Indian Coast Guard, in a joint operation with the Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), seized 300 kg of narcotics worth ₹1,800 crore near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) off the Gujarat coast during the night of April 12-13. In an official statement, the Coast Guard said, "The Indian Coast Guard, in a joint operation with Gujarat ATS on the night of 12-13 Apr 25, seized 300 kg of narcotics worth Rs 1800 Cr off IMBL near the Guj...Read More

Gujarat ATS arrests 2 for smuggling Fentanyl precursors to Mexico, Guatemala

March 19, 2025
Gujarat ATS arrests 2 for smuggling Fentanyl precursors to Mexico, Guatemala

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday announced the arrest of two individuals for allegedly supplying precursor chemicals used in the production of the psychotropic drug Fentanyl and other banned substances to Mexico, Guatemala, and other countries linked to international drug cartels. On Monday, the ATS booked Satishkumar Haresh Sutaria and Yukta Ashishkumar Modi, majority partners in three Surat-based pharmaceutical firms—Athos Chemicals Private Limited, Agrat Chemica...Read More

Gujarat ATS picks up 3 suspects from Godhra for questioning

December 19, 2024
Gujarat ATS picks up 3 suspects from Godhra for questioning

Panchmahal: The Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), along with the local police, conducted a search operation in the western part of Godhra town on Wednesday and picked up three suspects. The nabbed individuals were taken to the Godhra SP office for questioning, where it was revealed that they had recently returned from Pakistan, where they had spent 25 days. After about five hours of questioning, the three suspects—identified as Miyas Usmani, Abdul Usmani, and Mohammad Hanif—were transferre...Read More