India, Jan. 28 -- The Gujarat ATS has arrested a 22-year-old highly radicalised tailor who allegedly operated like a "lone wolf" and planned to carry out targeted killings of some individuals in Uttar Pradesh for 'insulting' Prophet Muhammad, officials said on Tuesday.

The ATS seized a pistol and six live cartridges from the accused, Faizan Shaikh, on Sunday. Originally from Dundawala in the Rampur district of UP, he was staying at Charpul in the Navsari district, Gujarat. "He operated like a lone wolf. Whenever he found someone passing remarks against the Prophet, he would conspire with people connected to his group to kill that person," Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) DIG Sunil Joshi told reporters.

A primary investigation showed that Shai...