Gujarat ATS arrests Hyderabad doctor with ricin toxin and drone-smuggled guns; IS link and multi-city terror plot unearthed.
In a chilling revelation, Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has unearthed a major Islamic State-linked terror plot involving a Hyderabad-based doctor who was allegedly planning ricin attacks across multiple Indian cities.
The accused, Dr Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed, 35, was arrested on November 8 near Adalaj toll plaza on the Ahmedabad–Mehsana Road.
Officers intercepted his silver hatchback and recovered two Glock pistols, a Beretta handgun, 30 live cartridges, and four kilograms of castor-bean mash — the raw ingredient used to produce ricin, one of the deadliest known toxins.
Police said the doctor was not just a courier but the central figure in an IS-sponsored conspiracy to unleash mass casualties using poison and drone-supplied weapons.
Ricin, extracted from castor beans, has no known antidote and can kill within hours if inhaled, injected, or ingested.
Saiyed, who holds an MBBS degree from China, was allegedly working under the direction of Abu Khadija, an Afghanistan-based operative tied to Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP).
Investigators said Saiyed had been producing ricin in “significant quantities” and had conducted reconnaissance of sensitive sites in Delhi, Lucknow, and Ahmedabad.
Following his arrest, ATS teams traced and detained two accomplices from Uttar Pradesh — Azad Suleman Sheikh (20), a tailor from Shamli, and Mohammad Suhail Mohammad Saleem Khan (23), a student from Lakhimpur Kheri.
Both men were reportedly involved in supplying firearms and ammunition to the doctor. The operation was led by Deputy SP SL Chaudhary after intelligence inputs indicated Saiyed’s movements in Ahmedabad.
The ATS said the weapons were sourced from Hanumangarh in Rajasthan and smuggled into India from Pakistan using drones.
Investigators believe the network was part of a larger IS-backed terror cell using drone technology to drop weapons across Punjab and Rajasthan. The revelation comes days after Punjab Police busted a similar Pakistan-linked arms-smuggling network.
Saiyed and his associates have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Arms Act. A local court has remanded Saiyed to ATS custody till November 17, while his two associates will be produced separately.
ATS officials said more arrests are likely, with investigators pursuing digital trails and encrypted communications that point to other operatives still active in India.
“This is one of the most dangerous terror modules we’ve uncovered in recent years,” an ATS officer said. “The combination of ricin and drone-supplied arms shows the scale and sophistication of this conspiracy.”
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