Security on Alert: Maharashtra ATS Cracks Down on Radicalisation Network Linked to Pune

Pune's community has been put on notice following a major counter-terrorism operation that stretches across Maharashtra and touches the city directly. The ATS crackdown raises important questions about online radicalisation and the role of social media in enabling extremist networks.

🔒 ATS Identifies Over 200 Suspects in ISI-Linked Network

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has launched a sweeping statewide operation targeting a radicalisation network believed to have links to Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency. A senior ATS officer confirmed that investigators have identified more than 200 individuals suspected of engaging with extremist content on social media, including by liking, commenting on, or otherwise responding to posts linked to the network. The operation signals an intensified focus by state security agencies on the intersection of online activity and domestic radicalisation, with Pune among the cities in the ATS's sights. [2]

Sources: [2] The Indian Express