Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Ayodhya Medical Student Detained Over Bomb-Making Note
A student named Sarfaraz was studying at a medical college in Ayodhya.
While working at night, he wrote down a note that looked like instructions for making a bomb.
The note was found in the X‑ray lab and the police asked him questions.
He said he copied the information from a movie he watched on his laptop.
Police are looking at his apartment and talking to other students to find out more.
No one has been charged yet, and the investigation is still ongoing.
Handwritten bomb‑making note found in the X‑ray lab of Rajarshi Dashrath Autonomous State Medical College, Ayodhya.
First‑year laboratory technician student Sarfaraz, from Balrampur district, was detained for questioning.
Sarfaraz claims he copied bomb instructions from a film he watched on his laptop during night duty.
Police have interrogated him and other students, and are reviewing documents from his rented accommodation.
The case is being investigated by Uttar Pradesh anti‑terrorism and intelligence units, with no charges yet filed.
- Who
- Sarfaraz, a first‑year laboratory technician student at Rajarshi Dashrath Autonomous State Medical College
- What
- detained for writing a handwritten bomb‑making note
- When
- 1 August 2023
- Where
- Rajarshi Dashrath Autonomous State Medical College, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- suspected of possessing bomb‑making instructions that could pose a security threat
- Location
- Rajarshi Dashrath Autonomous State Medical College, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
- Suspect
- Sarfaraz, first‑year laboratory technician student
- Date of incident
- 1 August 2023
- Police units involved
- Special Operations Group, Special Task Force, Special Branch, Intelligence Bureau, Uttar Pradesh Anti‑Terrorism Squad
- Status
- Under investigation, no charges filed
