What was Osama's plot? Rajasthan ATS seized 300,000 suspicious photos, revealing an Afghanistan connection
- bySudha Saxena
- 17 Nov, 2025
Maulvi Osama Umar, arrested in Barmer, Rajasthan, is now under investigation by the ATS. The latest update is that the Rajasthan ATS has searched the cleric's mobile phone and social media accounts, where they have found hundreds of suspicious photos. The ATS is now investigating these images.
Jaipur : Following the recent horrific bomb blast in Delhi, security agencies are on high alert in Rajasthan. Meanwhile, a shocking revelation has emerged regarding Osama Umar, a cleric arrested in Barmer. A large number of suspicious photographs and other material were recovered from the cleric. His mobile phone and social media accounts were searched, and approximately 300,000 suspicious photographs were recovered. The ATS is actively investigating the matter.
Deleted photos of the cleric were recovered.
After the Delhi blasts, the ATS and security agencies in Rajasthan are on high alert. Recently, four doctors and a cleric were arrested in Faridabad and Gujarat. It was revealed that weapons were supplied to Rajasthan through Hanumangarh. Meanwhile, during the investigation of the cleric arrested in Barmer, three lakh suspicious photographs were found, which have been recovered. These photographs were present on the cleric's mobile and social media accounts. Security agencies and the ATS are investigating all these materials. Meanwhile, the ATS produced the cleric in court, where he was taken on remand.
Investigation is also being done regarding foreign funding
According to ATS IG Vikas Kumar, a foreign funding connection has also emerged regarding the arrested cleric. The ATS will now interrogate the cleric regarding foreign funding during his remand period. It is likely that the cleric may reveal more significant details during his remand period. According to IG Vikas Kumar, the accused, Osama, has been in contact with several radical organizations through social media. For the past four years, Osama has been actively involved with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan organization.
The cleric was about to travel to Afghanistan for training.
According to the ATS, the investigation so far has revealed that the cleric was scheduled to travel to Afghanistan on November 8th for a special training program. As part of this training, he was to travel to Dubai and then Afghanistan. This information was revealed in messages recovered from the accused's mobile phone. The ATS stated that several messages in Urdu and Persian were found on the accused cleric's mobile phone. These messages are also being investigated.
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