New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a second accused in the 2025 Andhra Pradesh explosives recovery case, which pertains to explosives allegedly intended for use in terror activities.
In a chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court in Vijayawada, the agency named accused Shaik Mansoor alias Mohammed Ali alias Vijayakumar under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
According to the NIA, Mohammed Ali was a close aide and co-conspirator of Shaik Amanulla alias Abubakar Siddique, who had already been chargesheeted by the agency in February 2026. Mohammed Ali was arrested in December 2025 in connection with the case registered in July 2025.
On 19 June, the agency said that three persons, including Shaik Amanulla, have so far been arrested in the case. Explosives and other incriminating materials were recovered from Amanulla’s residence during the investigation.
The NIA further revealed that at the time of his arrest, Mohammed Ali had been living under a false identity after allegedly absconding from Tamil Nadu in connection with a 1999 bomb blast case.
Arrested accused Mohammad Ali has been chargesheeted in a 2025 Andhra Pradesh case involving the recovery of explosives intended for use in terror acts. He is the 2nd person to be charged in the case. pic.twitter.com/7n1K2cidki
— NIA India (@NIA_India) June 19, 2026
He had reportedly been residing in Rayachoty town in Andhra Pradesh’s Annamayya district under the assumed name of Shaik Mansoor, using fraudulently obtained government identity documents.
As per the chargesheet, Mohammed Ali had allegedly been radicalised, recruited and trained in bomb-making by Shaik Amanulla. Investigators also alleged that he assisted Amanulla in transporting explosives to a hideout in Rayachoty.
The NIA investigation further claimed that the accused had conspired to carry out targeted killings of leaders belonging to a particular community with the intention of creating terror among the public and advancing their agenda of establishing Sharia law in India.
The NIA, which took over the investigation from the Andhra Pradesh Police, said that further investigation in the case is continuing.
Background:
The case is linked to the arrest of alleged Al-Umma operatives Abu Bakar Siddique alias Amanullah and Mohammed Ali alias Mansoor, who were apprehended in Rayachoty town of Andhra Pradesh’s Annamayya district on July 3, 2025, after having allegedly lived under false identities for more than two decades. According to investigators, the duo had been absconding since 1999 and were wanted in multiple terror-related cases in Tamil Nadu.
Investigators recovered a large cache of explosives and bomb-making materials from their hideouts. Police said the seized material was sufficient to manufacture 50–60 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). A suitcase bomb was also recovered and later defused by anti-terror personnel. The seizures included ammonium nitrate-based explosives, slurry explosives, a PETN-based explosive device, suspected IED containers, gunpowder, detonator components, ball bearings, clock mechanisms, pressure switches and other bomb-making materials.
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— ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT POLICE (@AnnamayyaPolice) July 3, 2025
Police investigations indicated that the accused had allegedly conspired to carry out bomb blasts in three major Indian cities. Maps of cities, communication equipment, digital storage devices, coding books and other incriminating material were also recovered during searches. Intelligence agencies subsequently launched a wider probe into the suspected terror conspiracy and possible support networks.
According to police, both accused were associated with the banned terror outfit Al-Umma and possessed expertise in manufacturing explosives. Police were also probing their suspected links to earlier terror incidents, including the 2013 blast near the BJP office in Bengaluru. The accused were allegedly living a low-profile life in Rayachoty while operating small businesses under assumed identities.
Investigators further stated that Abu Bakar Siddique was wanted in several major terror cases, including the Nagore parcel bomb case, the Chintadripet bomb blast case and the 2011 pipe-bomb planting attempt during LK Advani’s Rath Yatra in Madurai.
Mohammed Ali was also wanted in multiple bomb blast cases, including the planting of explosive devices outside police facilities in Tamil Nadu.
The NIA’s latest chargesheet against Mohammed Ali alleges that he was radicalised, recruited and trained in bomb-making by Amanullah and assisted in transporting explosives to a hideout in Rayachoty. The agency has further alleged that the accused conspired to carry out targeted killings and terror activities as part of a larger extremist agenda.
