Mumbai ATS arrests engineering student Ayan Sheikh for terror propaganda, UAPA invoked

• Maharashtra ATS arrested engineering student Ayan Sheikh in Mumbai for sharing online terror propaganda linked to banned outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed and ISIS.
• Case registered under UAPA; electronic devices seized revealed audio/video clips of JeM chief Masood Azhar and extremist content.
• Sheikh was active on encrypted platforms, attempting recruitment, facilitating funding, and tried to radicalize two other engineering students.
• Investigators found suspicious communications with foreign handlers and a wider network of youths from various states exchanging extremist content.
• Probe ongoing to map the network, identify radicalized individuals, trace funding channels, and coordinate with other state agencies.