New Delhi: Amid multi-state counter-terrorism operations, delhi police The special team busted a terror module consisting of militants affiliated to a terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (let). Eight suspects have been arrested, seven of whom are Bangladeshi nationals holding Indian Aadhaar cards.a major terrorist attack Arrests were avoided. A temple in Chandni Chowk was among the targets and its image was found in the suspect’s device. A car bomb blast was reported in November last year near the temple near the Red Fort.The operation began after a series of provocative posters were put up in metro stations. The Delhi poster incident was revealed to be an elaborate act of psychological warfare and a test of the module’s mobility. On February 8, CISF lodged a police complaint alleging that unidentified people put up pro-Pakistan and pro-terrorist posters at Janpath and other metro stations, a major security breach ahead of the AI ​​Summit.The posters eulogized slain terrorist Burhan Wani and featured slogans such as “India Stop Genocide, Liberate Kashmir”, while others contained Urdu slogans that when translated read “Hum Pakistan Hain, Pakistan Hamara Hai” (We are Pakistanis, Pakistan is ours) and celebrated “Kashmir Solidarity Day”. A case has been registered and the investigation has been forwarded to the special team. A team consisting of ACP Lalit Mohan Negi, Inspector Sunil Rajain and Dheeraj was formed to trace the digital and physical traces left by the perpetrators. The preliminary investigation was conducted by the team of DCP Kushal Pal Singh of the Metropolitan Police.Technical analysis of movement data and traffic patterns led to the suspect being located in Kolkata. On February 15, the special team discovered a hideout in the Majherpara area of ​​Hatiyaragot in Kolkata. In a swift raid, the first two suspects were arrested: Umar Faruk, 31, a resident of Aswintola in Malda, West Bengal, and Robiul Islam, 31, a Bangladeshi national from Thakur Gaon district.During interrogation, Farook revealed a chilling timeline of activism and intentions, in addition to the location of his aides.On February 21, a simultaneous raid was launched in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, and six suspects were arrested. The arrested were Mohammad Mizanur Rehman, 32, from Bogura district, Mohammad Sefayat Hussain, 34, from Jalakati district, Mohammad Zahidul Islam, 40, from Bogura, Mohammad Liton, 40, from Bogura, Mohammad Uzair, 27, from Bogura and Omar, 32, from Bogura. Police seized 10 mobile phones loaded with radical content, 25 credit and debit cards, 5 POS machines, and original Bangladeshi passports and ID cards that the suspects had tried to discard or hide.
