The head of the Delhi anti-terrorism unit, Pramod Kushwaha, told police he had recovered FDI containing RDX, grenades, Beretta pistols and ammunition, which had been stockpiled from attacks on large congregations over the coming festivals. So far one kg of RDX has been found.
Dawood’s brother Ibrahim, Anees, directly coordinated the execution of the plot and managed contracts, finances, transportation and other logistical aspects through its lower channels.
Two of the arrested men – Mohammad Osama of Delhi and Zeeshan of Prayagraj – were trained by the ISI and the Pak army in Gioni, in the Gwadar port area. Ibrahim’s minions first took them to Muscat and then took them to Pakistan by sea. They went under the agency scanner during that time.
The module had several FDIs organized from border sources and were in an advanced stage of execution when the agencies fell on them, thus saving dozens of lives. The first to be arrested was the head of manipulation and imprisonment of Company D, Jaan Mohammed Sheikh, alias Sameer Kaliya (47), a resident of Social Nagar, Mumbai.
He was captured by a train traveling in Kota, Rajasthan, on his way to Delhi. He led the teams to Mohammad Osama (22), alias Sami, a resident of the Abu Fazal enclave in the Jamia Nagar area of Delhi. Simultaneously, police arrested another member of Company D and hawala distributor Moolchand (47), a resident of Rae Bareilly in UP.
The raids continued with the arrest of Zeeshan Qamar of Prayagraj and Mohammad Amir Javed of Lucknow. Mohammed Abu Bakar (23), a resident of Bahraich, was arrested by Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi. Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana reviewed the operation on Tuesday at noon. The operation was carried out by a crack team led by ACP Lalit Mohan Negi and Hriday Bhushan.
The raids and arrests were carried out by teams made up of inspectors Sunil Rajain, Ravinder Joshi and Vinay Pal. According to police, the people arrested were commissioned to execute different aspects of the terrorist plan.
“Underworld operative Sameer, a close contact of Aneas Ibrahim, was commissioned by a Pak-based person related to underworld operatives who were hiding in Pakistan to ensure free delivery. IED problems, sophisticated weapons and grenades in different entities in India, ”DCP Kushwaha said.
Osama and Zeeshan, who are Pakistan-trained terrorist agents working under the instructions of the ISI, were given the responsibility of conducting the reconnaissance of suitable sites in Delhi and UP and placing the IEDs, he added.
“The Delhi special police cell had received a reliable input from a central agency that a group of Pak-sponsored entities were planning to execute serial FDI explosions in India. To this end, the group has organized several FDI from sources all over the border and were in an advanced stage of preparation, “DCP Kushwaha said in a statement.
Their contributions, police said, indicated that an entity based in Okhla was an important part of this module which had partners based in various parts of the country, including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. “A cross – platform operation was launched to unearth the whole conspiracy and several teams were stationed in Bombay, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Rae Bareilly and Pratapgarh in UP simultaneously.
On September 14, 2021, based on intelligence gathered through human and technical nodes, simultaneous raids were made in different states. The operation at UP was carried out in coordination with UP ATS, “Kushwaha said. The interrogation of suspects revealed that this module had received sophisticated RDX-based FDI, grenades, pistols and cartridges from a cell agent. Dormant cells and these were sent to UP for secure concealment.
After that, the underworld operative Jan Mohd Sheikh was commissioned by Pak-based Anees Ibrahim to receive them in Delhi and hand them over to other terrorist agents in Delhi, Bombay and elsewhere. of the country. “Subsequently, other deliveries of similar FDI shipments should be made through the same channel,” the DCP said.
The suspects are being questioned about the other remittances and the identity and location of other members of their union. An FIR has been registered in the special cell and the suspects have been arrested after being brought before the court.