Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday described the Mira Road stabbing case, in which a 31-year-old man allegedly attacked two security guards after asking them their religion, as a case of “self-radicalisation” and said the Anti-Terrorism Squad and the National Investigation Agency will probe the matter.
“From the preliminary reports that have emerged, it is evident that it is a case of self-radicalisation. In such cases, individuals are often influenced by books, the Internet, and literature, and they want to participate in jihad by killing people from different religions,’ Fadnavis told reporters in Solapur.
The Chief Minister said the accused’s family had lived in the US and that the individual himself lived there before moving to Kurla in Mumbai and then to Nayanagar in Thane’s Mira-Bhayandar. “The investigating agencies will get to the root of the matter and find out whether he operated alone or was backed by other radical agencies,” he added.
The incident took place around 4 am on Monday near Asmita Grand Mansion, located behind Wockhardt Hospital in Mira Road East. Security guards Rajkumar Mishra and Subroto Ramesh Sen were on duty at an under-construction building when an unidentified person stabbed them. Both were rushed to a hospital, and their condition is stable.
Based on CCTV footage from the scene, Zaib Zubair Ansari, 31, was identified and arrested within an hour and a half. A case has been registered at Nayanagar police station under sections of attempt to murder and voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons. Based on the initial complaint that alleged a communal motive behind the attack, police also added the charge of promoting enmity between different religions.
As local organisations raised the issue, leading to tension in the area, the matter was handed over to the Anti-Terrorism Squad.
Inspector General (Law and Order) Manoj Kumar Sharma said, “Given the seriousness and scope of the incident, further investigation into the crime has been transferred to the Anti-Terrorism Squad, Maharashtra State, and a thorough investigation is being conducted.”
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