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NIA questions Telangana student in cyber terror case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday questioned an engineering student in Ramagundam, Telangana, and seized electronic devices as part of an investigation into a 2025 cyber terrorism case. The student said…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday questioned an engineering student in Ramagundam, Telangana, and seized electronic devices as part of an investigation into a 2025 cyber terrorism case. The student said he was added to a Telegram group a year ago, thinking it was for learning AI tools, and left after realising the operators were arrested. Police said the student has been issued a notice to appear before NIA investigators in Ahmedabad.
The case stems from the arrest of 18-year-old Jasim Shahnawaz Ansari from Nadiad by the Gujarat anti-terrorism squad on May 19, 2025. According to the NIA, Ansari and a juvenile allegedly launched distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on government websites between March and May 2025 and posted anti-national content on a Telegram channel. The NIA filed a chargesheet against Ansari in August 2025 under the IT Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The student's role, if any, is yet to be established.
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Both Deccan Chronicle and Times of India report the NIA questioning as a routine investigative step, with Times of India adding the student's own account and police caution that his role is unproven. Deccan Chronicle offers sparse details, while Times of India provides fuller context including the original arrest and chargesheet. The student's claim of unknowingly joining a Telegram group suggests the probe is widening to contacts of the accused. The next step is the student's appearance before NIA in Ahmedabad.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): deccanchronicle.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
