Updated On: 23 July, 2025 09:41 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondent
The ATS had received intelligence indicating that certain Instagram accounts were disseminating AQIS content and attempting to lure Muslim youth towards extremism. Following a surveillance operation, four individuals were apprehended -- two from Gujarat and two from outside the state

The suspects were arrested during a multi-state operation, officials said, Representational Pic/File
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Wednesday announced the successful busting of a terror module affiliated with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a banned organisation.
Four suspects, including two from Gujarat, were arrested during a multi-state operation, officials said, reported the PTI.
“These four were involved in promoting AQIS’s radical ideology by sharing jihadi propaganda and inflammatory content on social media platforms, aiming to dismantle India’s democratic framework and enforce ‘sharia’ (Islamic law) through violent rebellion,” said an official statement, as per the PTI.