New Delhi/Ranchi: Two suspected ISIS terrorists were arrested from Delhi and Ranchi on Wednesday in a joint operation by Delhi Police Special Cell, Jharkhand Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Ranchi Police.
Azhar Danish, was arrested from the Islamnagar area of Ranchi in Jharkhand. He had a case registered against him in Delhi, based on which the Delhi Special Cell was on the lookout for him. He is being questioned by the Delhi Police. Another suspect was arrested from Delhi, the police confirmed.
More than eight suspects have also been detained in this operation so far. Some of them could be arrested subsequently, an official said. The operation is ongoing.
“Some arrests have been made by the Delhi Police Special Cell in an ongoing operation. Raids are underway in collaboration with central and state agencies. The suspects are being questioned by the Delhi Police,” he said.
The Special Cell also busted an espionage module linked to Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) on Tuesday with the arrest of a 43-year-old man accused of supplying SIM cards that were later used by operatives across the border.
The Special Cell acted on specific intelligence about an individual, associated with ISI handlers, being present in Vijay Block, Laxmi Nagar. The Cell acted swiftly and arrested the suspect, identified as Prabhat Kumar Chaurasiya.
Chaurasiya revealed that he had procured 16 SIM cards using his Aadhaar credentials and sent them to Nepal, out of which 11 were being operated on WhatsApp from Lahore, Bahawalpur and other parts of Pakistan by ISI operatives. These were allegedly being used for espionage and other anti-India activities.
According to officials, these SIMs were being used from across the border for espionage and other anti-India activities through the social media platform WhatsApp. A case was registered at PS Special Cell, Delhi, under Sections 61(2)/152 of the BNS. Further investigation is in progress to trace his associates, identify the courier network, and apprehend the foreign handlers who orchestrated this espionage module.