Maharashtra ATS begins probe into Thane knife attack

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has initiated investigation into the alleged stabbing of two security guards in Thane district amid claims that the accused was linked to “anti-national activities”, the police said on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old accused, Jabar Ansari, a chemistry instructor, allegedly attacked the two guards with a knife following an altercation on Monday (April 27, 2026) morning. Ansari, who had lived in the U.S. for some time, had allegedly approached the guards, employed at an under-construction building on Mira Road in the Naya Nagar area, seeking directions to a mosque. As per the police, the victims claimed Ansari asked them to recite the ‘Kalma’ (Islamic verse) and attacked them with a knife when they were unable to do so.