Kochi: Delhi Police’s special cell nabbed five persons from four states for allegedly hatching a Pakistan handler-sponsored “Khilafat model” in the country, Times of India reported.
The Additional Commissioner (special cell) Pramod Kushwaha told media in New Delhi that the accused had conspired to form a Khilafat-style group and then executing Ghazwa-e-Hind style jihad, he said.
Sulphur powder, sulphuric acid, nitric acid, sodium bicarbonate were among others recovered from them.
The Delhi Police’s special cell had detained about a dozen suspects from Delhi, Ranchi and other places in coordinated raids on Tuesday and Wednesday on the basis of specific intelligence from central agencies.
Ashhar Danish, a resident of Ranchi, was the Kingpin.
Two persons — Sufiyan Abubakar Khan and Aaftab Ansar from Mumbai were arrested from Delhi. One Huzaifa Yaman was arrested from Nizamabad, Telangana, and one Kamran Qureshi was arrested from Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh,” he added.
The accused were trained in making IEDs and cartridges. Police also recovered “incriminating drawings” from the accused.
“Delhi Police filed an FIR under offences of promoting propaganda to create enmity between communities, disturbing religious harmony, and possessing illegal weapons.
Police said that the central agencies are analysing the digital devices seized from the suspects to track their contacts and possible international links.
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