The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on December 24, 2025, regained custody of Pune software engineer Zubair Hangargekar until January 3, 2026, after his initial arrest on October 27 under UAPA for alleged ties to Al-Qaeda and its Indian affiliate. Investigations uncovered a Pakistani number alongside contacts from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman on his old phone, plus extremist materials like an Osama bin Laden speech translation and bomb-making guides, with recent probes tracing Telegram IDs to Afghanistan and Hong Kong IP addresses. From an Indian security lens, this case exposes radicalization risks among tech professionals, potential cross-border Pakistan-linked networks, and the urgency for vigilant cyber monitoring to thwart urban terror threats amid rising subcontinental extremism.