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ATS arrests 19-year-old over “CAPTAIN M NETWORK” app

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 19-year-old Maqsood Ali in Coimbatore on September 14.
Detention followed the September 12 arrest of Mohammad Nabeel, whose interrogation led investigators to Maqsood.
ATS alleges Maqsood contacted Pakistani hackers, learned coding, created the “CAPTAIN M NETWORK” app.
The “Gazwa-e-Hind” and “Team Black Hat” groups allegedly shared bomb-making videos and AQIS extremist material.
ATS filed charges under Sections 152, 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and 18, 38 of UAPA.

History

Historical Context

The 2008 Mumbai attacks by Lashkar-e-Taiba killed 175 people and exposed gaps in India’s counter-terror framework, prompting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government to tighten the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and create the National Investigation Agency. That legal legacy underpins today’s Anti-Terrorism Squad in Coimbatore, which arrested 19-year-old Maqsood Ali for a cyber-terror app.

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Story summary

Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 19-year-old Maqsood Ali in Coimbatore on September 14.
Detention followed the September 12 arrest of Mohammad Nabeel, whose interrogation led investigators to Maqsood.
ATS alleges Maqsood contacted Pakistani hackers, learned coding, created the “CAPTAIN M NETWORK” app.
The “Gazwa-e-Hind” and “Team Black Hat” groups allegedly shared bomb-making videos and AQIS extremist material.
ATS filed charges under Sections 152, 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and 18, 38 of UAPA.

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