Two suspected ISIS terrorists were arrested in Delhi and Ranchi on Wednesday, while some others were detained during a joint operation by the Delhi Police Special Cell, Jharkhand Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Ranchi Police.
One of those arrested was identified as Azhar Danish, and was arrested from the Islamnagar area of Ranchi in Jharkhand.
He was arrested on the basis of a case registered against him in Delhi and was being questioned by the police.
The other suspect was arrested in Delhi.
“Some arrests have been made by Delhi Police Special Cell in an ongoing operation," the Special Cell of the Delhi Police said in a statement.
The raids in this regard were underway at eight places, including at a hostel under the Lower Bazar Police Station limits in Ranchi.
“The joint operation of Delhi and Jharkhand police is being conducted at several places, including a hostel in Ranchi. Some people linked to terrorist organisations have been detained, and interrogation is going on," Jharkhand Police IG (Operations) and spokesperson Michael Raj S told news agency PTI.
On Tuesday, the Delhi Police Special Cell busted an espionage module linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) with the arrest of a 43-year-old man accused of supplying SIM cards that were later used by operatives across the border.
According to the Delhi Police Special Cell, specific intelligence was received on August 28 about an individual associated with ISI handlers being present in Vijay Block, Laxmi Nagar.
Acting swiftly, the team apprehended the suspect, identified as Prabhat Kumar Chaurasiya.
During sustained interrogation, 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.
Officials at the special cell told news agency ANI that these SIM cards were being used from across the border for espionage and other anti-India activities through the social media platform WhatsApp.
A case was registered under Sections 61(2)/152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
