The weapons were recovered by three persons who were arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to carry out a major terror attack on November 9, 2025. | Photo credit: PTI
The Gujarat ATS, probing an alleged terror plot involving the chemical poison ricin, has recovered a digital literature titled ‘How to remain anonymous’ from a conversation between one of the accused and his handler on a social media platform, officials said on Friday (Nov 21, 2025).
The investigating agency also recovered a video footage in which the same accused is seen coming out of a hotel in Ahmedabad and recovered a black flag from the residence of another accused in Uttar Pradesh.
On November 9, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested the trio – Dr. Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed, Azad Suleman Sheikh and Mohammad Suhail Khan – for their alleged involvement in a major terrorist attack plot involving weapons and chemicals.
Senior ATS officials on Friday said they have recovered a CCTV video footage dated November 7 that shows terror suspect Ahmed Saiyed leaving Hotel Grand Ambience on Mirzapur Road near Sidi Saiyyed Masjid in Ahmedabad.
A black flag was seized from Suhail Khan’s residence in UP, they said.
“We obtained digital literature titled ‘How to remain anonymous’ in a conversation on a social media platform between Saiyed and his caregiver,” they said.
Officials also shared a screenshot of Saiyed’s social media profile, which carried a similar black flag that was recovered from Suhail’s residence.
On November 9, the ATS claimed to have busted a suspected terror syndicate by arresting the trio. They claimed that Saiyed allegedly prepared the poison “ricin” and its handler is linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP).
While Saiyed hails from Hyderabad (Telangana), Azad and Suhail are from Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
Gujarat ATS DIG Sunil Joshi had earlier said that they were in Gujarat to exchange arms and conspired to carry out terrorist activities involving ricin.
Searches were conducted at the residences of the suspects in UP and Hyderabad, followed by their arrest.
Two Glock pistols, a Beretta pistol, 30 live rounds and four liters of castor oil were recovered from Saiyed’s residence in Hyderabad, officials said.
Published – 21 Nov 2025 20:58 IST
