ISIS Plans Deadly Ricin Chemical Attacks in India: Gujarat ATS Thwarts Terror Plot

Nov 21, 2025 08:42 pm CST

Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad has uncovered an ISIS-operated terror module planning chemical attacks across India using ricin, a lethal toxin extracted from castor beans. A Hyderabad doctor with Chinese education credentials was among three arrested suspects, with authorities seizing materials for ricin production and evidence linking them to broader terrorist networks. This plot emerges amid heightened security following the recent deadly Red Fort bombing in Delhi.