In a major counter-terror operation, Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested two ISIS operatives planning an attack during the Diwali festive season. The accused were allegedly in contact with a handler on the Syria-Turkey border. Police have seized laptops, pen drives, and IED components from them
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In a major counter-terror operation, the Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested two ISIS operatives who were allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack, news agency ANI reported. The accused were planning an attack in a high-footfall area of the national capital during the Diwali festive season.
According to Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Kushwaha, the accused are both named Adnan. As per official statements, the duo was in contact with a foreign handler suspected to be operating from the Syria-Turkey border.
Earlier, the duo had conducted reconnaissance of several crowded locations, including a prominent mall in South Delhi, and were reportedly preparing for an attack around Diwali, reported ANI.
During the operation, the police said they recovered a laptop, several pen drives, incriminating videos, ISIS propaganda material, and a flag, from the accused.
Investigation agencies also seized electronic components and a wristwatch, which were suspected to be used in the process of making an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), ANI reported.
The investigative agencies also recovered incriminating material, including a video of the vow of allegiance for ISIS.
One of the accused was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh ATS in June 2024 for issuing threats on social media to kill the person who ordered a survey. He was reportedly handling online propaganda and media-related work for the terror group when he was arrested last year.
The second accused, whose father is a government employee, was apprehended from Sadiq Nagar in Delhi on October 16, ANI reported.
Preliminary investigation revealed that both were using multiple Instagram accounts to circulate extremist content and to stay in touch with their foreign handlers, the police said.
The special cell had been monitoring the suspects for several months, with parallel leads developing in Delhi and Bhopal's Karond area, ANI reported.
The counter-terrorism operation was executed by a team led by Inspectors Sunil and Dhiraj, under the supervision of senior officers of the special cell.
Further investigation is underway to identify the other associates of the duo and trace the exact communication network of their foreign handler, ANI reported, quoting Delhi Police's Special Cell officers.
(With ANI inputs)
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