ISIS link? Why this US returnee-turned-online tutor is a lone-wolf suspect

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May 1, 2026 | 14:31 IST

Counter-terror agencies suspect Mumbai resident Zaib Zubair Ansari (31), arrested for stabbing two security guards in Mira Road, is self-radicalised. Here’s what preliminary probes reveal


In the early hours of a quiet Monday (April 27) in Mumbai, what initially appeared to be a routine act of violence took a far more disturbing turn.

The arrest of 31-year-old Zaib Zubair Ansari has drawn the attention of counter-terror agencies after chilling details emerged from the attack he unleashed in Mira Road’s Naya Nagar. Investigators say Ansari allegedly asked his victims to identify their religion before stabbing them — an element that has shifted the case from a criminal assault to a possible act of ideologically driven violence.
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