Six people linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed arrested in Ghaziabad.

The Ghaziabad Police have arrested six individuals on charges of allegedly promoting and supporting the banned terrorist organization ‘Jaish-e-Mohammed’ through social media and messaging platforms. Authorities have registered a case against the accused under the ‘Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act’ (UAPA).

According to police officials, the group was allegedly operating a WhatsApp network wherein members shared propaganda material, training videos, and links associated with the terrorist organization. Investigators stated that the group was also circulating messages aimed at radicalizing the youth and inciting anti-national sentiments.

Police officials revealed that the prime accused, Savez—a resident of Nahal village in the Masuri area—had created the group and added several local youths to it. During interrogation, Savez allegedly told investigators that he had studied up to the 12th grade and works at a grocery store. He had previously resided for approximately six years at a mosque in Nahal village and currently lives in the Aziz Nagar Colony of Masuri.

Officials stated that Savez was influenced after watching videos on Facebook and Instagram that allegedly depicted atrocities committed against members of his community. Subsequently, he began discussing such content with others at a local madrasa in the village and later created the WhatsApp group to spread awareness among people regarding what he perceived as persecution against his religion.

The police disclosed that one of the arrested accused, Ikram Ali, has family ties to Bangladesh, and investigators are also examining the background of his mother, Sahida, in connection with this case. The six arrested individuals have been identified as Savez, Abdul Qadeem, Junaid, Fadin, Ikram Ali, Fazal, and Javed. The police noted that the accused include a lawyer, a law student, and a mosque cleric. Additional DCP Lipi Naghaich stated that the police, in collaboration with officials from the Mussoorie Police Station, conducted a raid in Nahal village and took the suspects into custody. During this operation, several mobile phones were seized from the accused.

Rural DCP Surendranath Tiwari revealed that an initial examination of the devices uncovered messages linked to anti-national activities. Police teams and cyber experts are currently analyzing the suspects’ emails, WhatsApp chats, and other social media accounts.

According to investigators, certain chats recovered from the phones indicate that members of the group were sharing radical content and inciting others to support a banned organization.

All six accused were produced before a court and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. The police stated that further investigations are underway to determine whether this group had any links to a larger network or external handlers.