Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:40am on 15 Oct 2026,Thursday India Global
A 19-year-old man, Alexandros Paporakis of Palatine, Illinois, was arrested on October 11 over an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois. He faces charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawful possession of weapons. Investigators recovered a manifesto containing white supremacist rhetoric and references to violence against people of Indian descent, PTI reported. The investigation began after Mount Prospect Police received information from an individual who reported receiving concerning electronic communications from Paporakis. Authorities said he had shared a document outlining an alleged shooting plan, alongside images of a rifle, magazines, body armour and other tactical equipment. He remains detained pending further court proceedings. (PC: India Today)
