From posters in Delhi to raids in Tamil Nadu & Bengal: How cops busted Pakistan-based terror plot in India | India Information

Delhi Police Particular Cell arrests 8 accused concerned in planning a terror plot linked with Pakistan’s intelligence company, ISI, and Bangladeshi terrorist organisations. (ANI)

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police Particular Cell has busted a terror module allegedly linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) handlers working from Bangladesh, arresting eight suspects and stopping a “main untoward incident.”The operation spanned Delhi, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, uncovering a community accused of pasting anti-national posters, conducting reconnaissance and planning terror actions on the behest of Pakistan’s ISI and Bangladesh-based operatives.

Anti-India posters set off probe

The case started on February 7, when anti-national posters had been discovered pasted on pillars on the Kashmiri Gate Metro station and close by places in Delhi.Addressing a press convention, Extra CP (Particular Cell) Pramod Kumar Kushwaha stated, “A staff from the Particular Cell busted a module that was being dealt with by a Lashkar handler primarily based in Bangladesh. A serious untoward incident has been prevented. On February seventh, anti-national posters had been pasted on pillars on the Kashmiri Gate Metro station and a few close by metro stations in Delhi. The CISF seen this and introduced it to the eye of the Metro unit of the Delhi Police. The Particular Cell staff went to Kolkata.” Two suspects Umar Farooq and Bangladeshi nationwide Robil Ul Islam had been arrested in Kolkata with the assistance of native police.Kushwaha stated, “With the assistance of the native police, two folks had been arrested, and one among these two folks was Umar Farooq and with him a Bangladeshi, Robil Ul Islam. Each of them had been arrested, and so they revealed that anti-India posters had been put up at many locations in Delhi, the posters that echoed terrorists, had been put up by these two. Later, it was came upon by means of interrogation and investigation that the route to them was being given by Shabbir Ahmed Lone, from Bangladesh.” Police sources stated that 4 of the eight accused had earlier come to Delhi and pasted “Free Kashmir” and different provocative posters at a metro station through the AI Summit earlier than returning to Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

Bangladesh-based handler recognized

Investigations revealed that the module was allegedly directed by Shabbir Ahmed Lone, a resident of Ganderbal in Kashmir, at present primarily based in Bangladesh.“In 2007, Shabbir Ahmed Lone was arrested, and AK-47, grenades had been discovered on him, and he had come for ‘fidayeen’ to kill a senior political chief…He remained in jail for a few years and was launched in 2019. After his launch, he once more fled to Bangladesh. He’s a resident of Ganderbal, Kashmir. Preliminary investigations have revealed that he reconnected with the LeT management and re-established his organisation to hold out terrorist actions,” Kushwaha stated.Based on police, Lone allegedly reassembled his associates and carried out dry runs in a number of cities.“He (Lone) reassembled his males and carried out dry runs with these males. He had posters put up in varied places. He did so not simply in Delhi, but in addition in Kolkata. On February tenth, he put up anti-India posters at a number of metro stations and different places in Kolkata. He additionally rented a home in Kolkata…” Kushwaha added.

Raids in Tamil Nadu; dozen cell phones & SIM playing cards seized

Additional investigation led the Particular Cell to Tamil Nadu, the place six extra suspects, all Bangladeshi nationals had been arrested with the help of the Tamil Nadu Police.“The investigation revealed that some people who’re Bangladeshi nationals had been in Tamil Nadu. They had been going to take them again to Kolkata and plant them in a terrorist exercise earlier than they may do something. The staff then went to Tamil Nadu and, with the assistance of the Tamil Nadu police, arrested six extra folks, all of whom are Bangladeshi nationals,” Kushwaha stated.Earlier, police had recognized six accused from Tamil Nadu, Mizanur Rahman, Mohammad Shabat, Umar, Mohammad Litan, Mohammad Shahid and Mohammad Ujjal, who had been arrested and delivered to Delhi.Two had been picked up from Uthukuli, three from Palladam and one from Thirumuruganpoondi. They had been working within the garment business and allegedly concealing their identities utilizing faux Aadhaar playing cards.In the course of the raids, police recovered dozens of cell phones and SIM playing cards. In a single section of the operation alone, eight cell phones and 16 SIM playing cards had been seized, ANI reported.Officers stated the accused had been in touch with one another by means of social media and had been allegedly posting content material in help of Pakistan-based terrorist organisations. Investigators additionally suspect the group carried out reconnaissance of a number of cities.

Bigger terror alert

The crackdown comes amid intelligence inputs warning of a doable terror risk within the nationwide capital. ANI sources stated Lashkar-e-Taiba could also be plotting an IED assault, with a temple within the Chandni Chowk space and areas across the Pink Fort doubtlessly on the radar.“Blast alert in entrance of the Pink Fort in Delhi. Terrorists could goal a temple in Chandni Chowk. Lashkar-e-Taiba is plotting an IED assault. They’re planning a significant terrorist assault in India to avenge the February sixth mosque blast in Islamabad, Pakistan. Main temples within the nation may be focused by Lashkar-e-Taiba,” intelligence sources stated.Police stated all eight accused are being delivered to Delhi for additional interrogation and that the investigation is ongoing.