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Gujarat ATS arrests 18-year-old for cyberattacks during Operation Sindoor

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Dissent

Maulik Pathak reports:

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested 18-year-old Jasim Shahnawaz Ansari from Nadiad who, along with other juvenile accomplices, orchestrated multiple cyberattacks against several Indian government websites, especially amid Operation Sindoor, India’s military response following the Pahalgam terror attack.

“The accused, a 12th-grade dropout, gained expertise in various programming languages, but his case exemplifies knowledge gone astray, driven not by financial motives but by radicalised ideology. The accused attempted to bring down at least 20 government websites on May 7, the day when Operation Sindoor was launched. Ansari also shared provocative anti-India messages on Telegram, including statements like, ‘India may have initiated it, but we will conclude it,’” Virjit Parmar, deputy superintendent of police, Gujarat ATS told HT.

Parmar said that a case had been registered against the accused on May 19 at ATS Police Station under sections 66(F) and 43 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Section 66(F) deals with cyberterrorism, criminalising acts that threaten India’s security or disrupt essential services through computer resources, while Section 43 covers unauthorised access to or damage of computer systems.

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