20-Year-Old CA Student Arrested in Bhopal for ISIS Links: From Academic Aspirations to Online Radicalization

Oct 24, 2025 05:02 pm CST

A 20-year-old chartered accountancy student from a middle-class Bhopal family was arrested for connections to ISIS-inspired terror networks. Despite his ordinary background, authorities discovered he was being systematically radicalized through encrypted social media groups, marking the second ISIS-related arrest in Madhya Pradesh within a month. This case highlights the growing concern of online radicalization targeting educated youth in India.