Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Gujarat Ricin Plot: New Details Emerge from ATS Investigation
Gujarat's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) found new evidence in the ricin terror plot case.
They discovered CCTV footage of one suspect near a hotel and seized digital literature and a black flag from the suspects' homes.
The suspects were arrested for planning to use ricin, a deadly poison, in terror attacks.
They had links to the Islamic State and were preparing weapons.
New CCTV footage shows Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed near a hotel in Ahmedabad on November 7, 2025.
ATS recovers digital literature 'How to Stay Anonymous' and a black flag from suspects' residences.
Ahmed was allegedly preparing ricin poison, and his handler is linked to ISKP.
Three pistols, 30 live cartridges, and 4 litres of castor oil were seized from Ahmed's Hyderabad residence.
Suspects arrested on November 9, 2025, after ATS busted suspected terror syndicate
- Who
- Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed, Azad Suleman Sheikh, and Mohammad Suhail Khan
- What
- Planned terror attacks using ricin and weapons
- When
- November 7-9, 2025
- Where
- Gujarat, India, with reconnaissance in Ahmedabad and residences in Hyderabad and Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Alleged links to ISKP and radicalization
Prosecution
Defense
Evidence
Prosecution
CCTV footage, seized materials, and confessions
Defense
Lack of concrete evidence, coerced confessions
- Arrest Date
- November 9, 2025
- Suspected Chemical
- Ricin
- Weapons Seized
- Two Glock pistols, a Beretta pistol, 30 live cartridges
- Other Seized Materials
- Digital literature 'How to Stay Anonymous', black flag
- Accused's Age
- Ahmed (35), Azad (20), Suhail (23)
