Terror hideout in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur? No, AP DGP confirms viral news report is false
A Zee News report claiming that Mumbai ATS raided a terror shelter in Guntur, AP, has gone viral. However, AP DGP clarified that no such raids have taken place in Guntur and the news about a terror hideout being uncovered is false.
By - Newsmeter Network
Hyderabad: Following the deadly car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on November 10, a Zee News report claiming that a terrorist shelter has been found in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur has gone viral.
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— Zee News (@ZeeNews) November 12, 2025
An X user shared the ‘breaking news’ video clipping with the caption: “Major Terrorist hideout busted in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur by Mumbai ATS along with Intelligence and local police; few detained, incriminating material seized, investigation ongoing.”(Archive)
WION News also posted the same claim on X with the caption,“#BREAKING | Terrorist shelter found in Andhra Pradesh. Mumbai ATS raids terrorist hideout in Guntur. Sources: Sleeper cells active in Guntur city.”
#BREAKING | Terrorist shelter found in Andhra Pradesh Mumbai ATS raids terrorist hideout in Guntur Sources: Sleeper cells active in Gunter city @Mohammed11Saleh tells you more pic.twitter.com/Fru2RJP1CZ
— WION (@WIONews) November 12, 2025
Similar posts can be seen here and here.(Archive1, Archive2)
However, Andhra Pradesh police have clarified that the information is false. Speaking to NewsMeter, Harish Kumar Gupta, Director General of Police (DGP) of Andhra Pradesh said, “No such raids have taken place in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh and the news about a terror hideout being uncovered is false.”
False News— No Terror hideout has been uncovered in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh- DGP @APPOLICE100 confirmed to me that no such raids by ATS have taken place in AP. Requesting National Media houses as big as @aajtak and @WIONews not to telecast false & unverified news!
— @Coreena Enet Suares (@CoreenaSuares2) November 13, 2025
The Delhi blast, which occurred near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, killed eight people and injured several others, prompting a high security alert in the national capital.
