ISKP terror plot: Guj ATS recovers ricin-making setup in Hyd
Ahmedabad/Hyderabad, Nov. 13 -- Gujarat ATS officials on Wednesday searched the Hyderabad residence of Dr Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed, who was arrested on November 8 along with two others for an alleged terror plot linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), and recovered raw materials, some chemicals, and equipment used for preparing ricin poison, officers aware of the details said.
A Gujarat ATS officer privy to the matter said, "We have seized around seven litres of chemicals used as precursors for ricin, along with machinery such as a crusher and blender, from his house in Hyderabad. The seized chemicals have been sent to a forensic laboratory to determine the ricin content. We have also traced the sources of procurement." The off...
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