India, Nov. 12 -- Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has recovered raw materials and equipment used to prepare ricin chemical poison after raiding the Hyderabad residence of Dr Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed, who was arrested on Saturday along with two others for an alleged terror plot linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP).

Saiyed (35), along with Mohammad Suhail Mohammad Saleem Khan (23) from Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh and Azad Suleman Sheikh (20) from Shamli in Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly planning coordinated attacks using firearms and ricin after conducting reconnaissance in Lucknow, Delhi, and Ahmedabad, an officer aware of the development said.

Ricin is a highly toxic protein extracted from castor bean waste that can...