MUMBAI — Following the stabbing of security guards in Mira Road, state intelligence officials confirmed they are investigating a devastatingly simple breach of their counter-terrorism apparatus: a man who radicalized himself using his own phone.

"We have a robust system for monitoring organized networks," said a spokesperson for the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), which carried out massive, highly publicized raids across 21 locations in Ahilyanagar and Yavatmal districts in early 2024. "Unfortunately, our extensive surveillance of known physical hideouts did not account for a 'lone wolf' who bypassed our entire intelligence grid by staying home and quietly downloading extremist ideology."

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into how the accused, Zaib Zubair Ansari, managed to study maps of sensitive Mumbai areas without triggering state alarms. Preliminary findings suggest the suspect employed an intricate strategy of searching for the locations on the internet without telling anyone.

"The incident in Mira Road highlights a persistent vulnerability in our approach," an official noted, adding that preventing future 'self-radicalized' attacks will require citizens to immediately report anyone who looks at their screen with too much intensity.