Hyderabad, Nov. 13 -- The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on November 9 arrested a suspected terror syndicate Dr Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed, during an investigation into a plot involving the deadly chemical poison ricin.

Holding a Chinese medical degree, Dr Saiyed had a shawarma stand in Hyderabad's Rajendranagar and was allegedly radicalised through Telegram and social media. He had been preparing to execute a major terrorist attack via ricin, according to the police.

However, not everyone understands the scope of the ease of producing the poison.

According to the US National Library of Medicine, its availability, toxicity, ease of production, and lack of curative treatments have classified ricin as a biological weapon and a prohibite...