FBI arrested 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant from Mint Hill, NC, on New Year's Eve for plotting an ISIS-inspired knife and hammer attack on a grocery store and fast-food restaurant. Handwritten notes detailed stabbing 20 people; he faces 20 years in prison. Multi-agency effort saved lives.
Delhi High Court turned down a PIL requesting a special committee to oversee the Red Fort bomb blast trial and ensure it finishes within six months. The court said monitoring a trial that had not begun was not feasible, leading to the petitioner withdrawing the plea.
The Red Fort blast investigation has uncovered a "doctor terror module" based at Al Falah University. Funded by ₹20 lakh in hawala money, the Jaish-linked group bought fertiliser to build bombs for a wider, coordinated attack.