In what has sent the security agencies into a tizzy, a group of five Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists has infiltrated into the national Capital and is suspected to be planning to hit vital installations.
The group is also suspected to have procured arms to execute its insidious plan, according to alert issued by the Intelligence agencies.
The group is in touch with an arms supplier operating out of Nepal and Saudi Arabia, an Intelligence Bureau report has warned.
Following the IB alert, the security agencies have been put on a high alert and security has been beefed up at all vital installations in Delhi, National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining States.
The five members of the group include — Abu Musaib, Abu Azhar, Rehman Afghani, Abu Wakeel and Saifullah Bhai. The group members reached the national Capital earlier this month and after collation of inputs by the agencies, a high level alert was issued on November 18.
The group also includes two over ground workers (OGWs), one each from Sopore and Anantnag in Jammu & Kashmir. The weapon provider Jaffer Rizwan operates both from Saudi Arabia and Nepal and has links with the JeM group hiding in Delhi, says the alert.
All stakeholders in security establishment, including Central paramilitary forces, the Delhi Police and others have been advised to take maximum precaution and remain on high alert.
Security at all sensitive installations, including the airport and Delhi Metro besides Government buildings have been further strengthened in view of the alert, officials said.
Latest sinister plan of Jaish comes amid inputs that Pakistan-based group’s chief Maulana Masood Azhar has successfully undergone kidney implant at a military hospital in Pakistan. The outfit’s bid to hit Delhi also comes against the backdrop of the setback it has suffered at the hands of security forces in J&K over last one year.
Inputs here also suggest the bid to target Chinese consulate in Karachi was a ploy by the outfit to assert its presence in disturbed Baluchistan region.
Sources said JeM and Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) are part of the security architecture put in place by the Pakistani agencies ISI and Pakistan Army for security of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The Chinese Government reimburses the security expenditure incurred on securing the CPEC. The attack could be aimed at seeking more funds from China for securing the CPEC by citing grave challenge from the Baloch insurgents.