Delhi Police arrest 4 for planning terror attack in capital

Delhi Police arrest 4 for planning terror attack in capital 

The Delhi Police have dismantled an alleged inter-state terror and arms network with links to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and arrested four men from Punjab and Delhi for allegedly planning a terror attack in the national capital.

The accused were allegedly in touch with ISI handler Shahzad Bhatti and used foreign mobile numbers provided by their Pakistani contacts to avoid detection.

All accused are identified

The accused have been identified as Shubdeep Singh alias Vishal (23), Gurjant Singh alias Rishi (22), Sajan Singh alias Honey (28) and Gaganpreet (24).

Three of them were arrested in Punjab while Gaganpreet was nabbed from Delhi.

The police recovered two firearms, a Zigana pistol and a.30 bore pistol, along with nine live cartridges and five mobile phones during the operation.

Operation launched on specific intelligence about planned terror attack

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Praveen Kumar Tripathi said the operation was launched on "credible and specific intelligence" about a planned terror attack in Delhi-NCR.

The inputs suggested that youths from Punjab were recruited for this conspiracy.

Based on source information and technical analysis, several suspects were identified and multiple raids were conducted across Delhi and Punjab, he said.

Shubdeep confessed to being in touch with Pakistan-based handlers

The first arrest was made on Majitha Road in Amritsar, where Shubdeep was caught.

He had a semi-automatic pistol, five live cartridges and two mobile phones on him.

During interrogation, Shubdeep allegedly confessed to being in touch with Pakistan-based handlers linked to Bhatti's network and receiving arms and narcotics consignments via drones.