18:02 September 14
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested six people, including two Pakistan-trained terrorists during a multi-state operation.
As per Delhi Police, the arrested suspects were planning to carry out targeted killings and bomb blasts across the country.
The Police Cell has also recovered explosives and firearms from the suspects. The four suspects have been identified as Jan Mohammed Ali Sheikh, Zeeshan Qamar, Osama, and Mohd. Abu Bakar.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah told the media, "Pakistan-organised terror module has been busted. Two Pakistan-trained terrorists have been arrested." Explosives and firearms have been recovered from them in a multi-state operation, he added.
Neeraj Thakur, Special CP, Delhi Police Special Cell, told the media that the Delhi Police have arrested two persons from Delhi, three people from Uttar Pradesh and one person from Kota, Rajasthan.
He added that out of the six people, two were taken to Pakistan via Muscat, where they were trained in explosives and firearms including AK-47 for 15 days.
He further added that the arrested people have stated that there were 14-15 Bengali speaking people in their group who might have been part of similar training. He added that this operation was closely coordinated from across the border.
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