New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) said on Sunday that they have apprehended three individuals, including a medical doctor, allegedly involved in organising a major terrorist attack using weapons and chemical agents.

The accused, one of whom hails from Telangana and two from Uttar Pradesh, were reportedly in Gujarat to exchange arms and had conspired to carry out acts of terrorism involving the highly potent poison, ricin, according to Sunil Joshi, DIG of the Gujarat ATS.

The men in custody have also disclosed that their handler posts the arms consignments via a drone across the border from Pakistan, he added.

Acting on a tip-off, an ATS team arrested Dr. Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed, a resident of Hyderabad, Telang...