20-year-old arrested for reconnaissance of 26/11 target Nariman House:Accused of collecting foreign nationals’ photos and location details

A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly conducting reconnaissance of Nariman House, also known as Chabad House, which was among the targets of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The accused has been identified as Yash Singh. He was collecting information on Jewish citizens, foreign nationals and their businesses in Mumbai on the instructions of foreign handlers. The accused is a resident of the Airoli area of Navi Mumbai. The Navi Mumbai ATS arrested him after receiving information about his alleged contact with an international criminal network through social media. The Kerala Police also joined the investigation during the probe. The police found a link between Yash’s activities and a case registered under the UAPA in Thrissur, Kerala. Accused of conducting reconnaissance of sensitive locations, including Nariman House According to an NDTV report, Yash had been assigned the task of conducting reconnaissance of sensitive locations in Mumbai. He was specifically instructed to focus on Chabad House in Colaba, also known as Nariman House. Police allege that Yash was instructed to collect photographs of Jewish citizens, their institutions and foreign nationals living or doing business in the city, as well as information about their vehicles and exact locations. He was sharing this information with his contacts. Networks targeting young people through social media According to the Navi Mumbai ATS, groups linked to the alleged criminal network of Pakistani terrorist Shahzad Bhatti are contacting unemployed young people and those facing financial hardship through Telegram, Instagram and WhatsApp. These young people are offered money in exchange for conducting reconnaissance of sensitive locations, gathering information and carrying out other activities linked to terrorist plots. 26/11 terrorist attack: Nariman House was also a target In November 2008, 10 terrorists from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba entered Mumbai by sea and carried out shootings and bomb blasts at several locations. The three-day attack killed at least 166 people and injured around 300. The terrorists targeted the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, the Oberoi-Trident Hotel, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Nariman House. Kasab was captured alive, later hanged For three days after the attack, security forces fought the terrorists and killed nine of them. One terrorist, Ajmal Kasab, was captured alive. Kasab was arrested at Juhu Chowpatty the very next day, on 27 November. The trial began in the Special Court in January 2009. The first charge sheet, running to 11,000 pages, was filed on 25 February 2009. During this period, a dispute also continued over whether Kasab was a minor. The hearings related to the case were completed in March 2010. On 3 May 2010, the court found Kasab guilty in the 26/11 attacks while delivering its verdict and sentenced him to death on 6 May. The case went to the Bombay High Court in 2011. The High Court upheld the Special Court’s verdict. The Supreme Court also refused to grant Kasab any relief and upheld the death sentence. Kasab filed a mercy petition with President Pranab Mukherjee, which the President rejected on 5 November. 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Tahawwur brought to India last year Mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks Tahawwur Rana was extradited from the United States to India in April 2025. The FBI arrested Tahawwur Rana in Chicago, US, in October 2009. He was accused of providing the materials needed to carry out the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and the terrorist attack in Copenhagen. Tahawwur Rana was sentenced to 14 years in prison based on the testimony of David Headley, the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks. ——————— ​