Nabeel was allegedly involved in a conspiracy to carry out anti-national activities through various social media platforms, according to the UP ATS.
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Saturday arrested a 19-year-old man from Azamgarh for allegedly promoting the ideology of the banned terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and attempting to recruit young people through encrypted social media platforms, officials said. The ATS arrested Nabeel in Azamgarh on September 12, 2026, in connection with the case.
Investigators also found Nabeel’s alleged association with several other WhatsApp groups, including one identified by police as “Flames of War”, where members from countries including Bangladesh, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia were reportedly present. The ATS said extremist ideology was allegedly being circulated through these groups. The arrested accused was being produced before the competent court for further legal proceedings, the ATS said. Police officials said the investigation would continue to establish the role of other individuals linked to the online groups and determine the nature and extent of the accused’s alleged association with AQIS.
The accused has been identified as Mohammad Nabeel, son of Mohammad Danish, a resident of Chitara village in Mahmoodpur under Didarganj police station in Azamgarh district. A case was subsequently registered at the UP ATS police station in Lucknow under Case Crime No.