The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Thursday arrested two Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in national Capital who were planning terror strikes in heavy footfall areas in Delhi during Republic Day Celebrations. The terrorists are also mastermind behind a series of grenade attacks in Srinagar recently.
The accused identified as Abdul Latif Ganai, alias Umair, alias Dilawar, was arrested by Special Cell late night on January 20. While on his instance, another terrorist identified as Hilal was also arrested from Bandipora in J&K.
According to Pramod Singh Kushwaha, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, the arrest was made after police got a tip-off that a JeM terrorist, mastermind behind a series of grenade attacks in Srinagar recently, was planning similar terror strikes in Delhi.
“Dilawar was arrested with incriminating material during the night of January 20-21. On his instance, a team rushed to J&K and recovered two IED/grenades and another terrorist, Hilal who had carried out recce of target areas in Delhi was also apprehended,” said the DCP. “Information about the module was shared with Srinagar Police, which thereafter arrested terrorists involved in grenade attacks in J&K,” said the DCP.