Two formed by ISI; group linked to Dawood’s brother Ibrahim.
The Delhi special police cell claims to have bombed a Pakistan-based terrorism module on Tuesday and arrested six men, including two ISI-trained terrorists.
Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Neeraj Kumar Thakur said the accused have been identified as Jaan Mohammad Shaikh, 47, alias ‘Sameer’, Osama, 22, Moolchand, 47, Zeeshan Qamar, 28 , Mohd Abu Bakar, 23, and Mohd Amir Javed, 31. They were arrested from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
Osama and Qamar, are terrorist agents trained in Pakistan who work under the instructions of Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), police said.
Police said the alleged terrorists were planning several explosions across the country, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra during the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratra and Ramleela festivals.
According to police, Pakistan-based Anees Ibrahim, brother of Dawood Ibrahim, was connected to lower agents to execute the terrorist plan. Osama and Qamar, according to the police, were commissioned to conduct the reconnaissance of different suitable places in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to place FDI. The two had gone to Pakistan to train this year after returning to India, they said.
Police said the first arrest was made of Jaan Mohammad Sheikh who was arrested from near Kota, Rajasthan, while on a train to Delhi. Osama was arrested in Okhla of Delhi and Bakar in Sarai Kale Khan while Zeeshan was arrested in Allahabad, Javed of Lucknow and Moolchand of Rae Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh in close coordination with UP ATS team officials, the official said. .
Explosives, arms found
“The arrest of the four accused has exposed the nexus of ISI-sponsored and trained terrorist modules with lower-ranking agents and prevented a series of mass explosions and killings aimed at Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and other states of India “Deputy Police Commissioner (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah added that explosives and firearms have been recovered in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh in a multi-state operation.
Police said Sameer was tasked with ensuring the smooth delivery of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), sophisticated weapons and grenades to various entities in India. According to police, Anees Ibrahim, who is currently based in Pakistan, is the connection to the underworld of this module.
Police said Osama and Zeeshan met in Muscat in April, from where they headed to Pakistan taking boats and boats. They were allegedly trained by two people, Jabbar and Hamza – who the defendants claimed belonged to the Pakistani army while wearing uniforms – for 15 days to make bombs, FDI and start fires using everyday items.