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A suspected ISIS operative who was arrested by Delhi Police’s special cell after an exchange of fire on the night of Friday, 21 August, has been sent to an eight-day police remand, reported news agency ANI.
“One ISIS operative arrested with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) by our Special Cell after an exchange of fire at Dhaula Kuan,” Pramod Singh Kushwaha, Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Delhi Police Special Cell told ANI.
Incriminating materials including a brown colour jacket containing three explosive packets and a blue colour check jacket containing four explosive packets were also recovered, PramodKushwaha, Delhi Dy Commissioner of Police told ANI. A leather belt containing approximately 3 kg explosive was also recovered.
Speaking to the media, DCP Special Cell said that the accused was earlier handled by Yusuf Alhindi who was killed in Syria after which, Abu Huzafa, a Pakistani was handling him. Huzafa was also killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan.
The man is a native of UP’s Balrampur, ANI reported. The report said that the police has also recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the man’s possession.
This arrest comes days after a doctor, Abdur Rahman, was arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly having links with terror group ISIS.
Following the arrest, high alert has been issued in the Delhi-NCR region. In visuals shared by ANI, the National Security Guard commandos were seen carrying out a search operation near Buddha Jayanti Park in Ridge Road area.
According to a report by NDTV, Abdur Rahman, the doctor in Bengaluru, worked as an ophthalmologist at a medical colle in the city and was arrested by the NIA (National Investigation Agency) based on intelligence from a couple arrested in Delhi in March.
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