IN WHAT the police are calling a “ lone wolf attack ”, a 31-year-old US-returned man was arrested for allegedly stabbing two security guards at an underconstruction site in Mira Road, a suburb north of Mumbai, early Monday, after asking them their religion.

Zaib Zubair Ansari was arrested by the Mira Road police Monday, with the case now transferred to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for further probe.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday called it a case of “self-radicalisation”.

Speaking to reporters in Solapur, Fadnavis said, “From the preliminary reports that have emerged, it is evident that it is a case of self-radicalisation .…