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Maharashtra ATS questions 57 people over alleged links with wanted Pakistani gangster
The Maharashtra ATS conducted searches across multiple cities and questioned 57 individuals over alleged social media links with the wanted Pakistani gangster Shehzad Bhatti. The action follows prior NIA chargesheets accusing Bhatti in a 2025 grenade-attack case, with Bhatti named an absconder.
Why It Matters
The case highlights potential online incitement and cross-border terror networks, prompting coordinated action by state and national investigators.
Timeline
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ATS searches and questions 57 individuals linked to Bhatti
May 13, 2026
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad began a coordinated operation around 8am on Wednesday, conducting searches across Mumbai, Nalasopara, Mira Road, Nagpur, Pune, Akola, Nanded, Nashik, Jalgaon, Chandrapur and Bhandara, and questioning 57 people over alleged social media links with wanted Pakistani gangster Shehzad Bhatti.
NIA chargesheet against Bhatti and DP Singh alias Deepan Rana
April 2026
The National Investigation Agency filed a chargesheet against Bhatti and Indian accused DP Singh alias Deepan Rana for their alleged roles in orchestrating the grenade attack on YouTuber Roger Sandhu’s house in Raipur Rasulpur village, Punjab; Bhatti is named an absconder in the case.
Grenade attack on Roger Sandhu’s house
March 16, 2025
Bhatti is described as an absconding and charge-sheeted accused in the NIA’s probe into the grenade attack on YouTuber Roger Sandhu’s house in Raipur Rasulpur village, Jalandhar, Punjab, which occurred on March 16, 2025; investigators allege Bhatti coordinated the attack from abroad as part of a wider conspiracy.