In a major breakthrough in dismantling terror networks, the Delhi Police Special Cell on Sunday busted an international and interstate Pakistan-backed gangster-turned-terror module and arrested three terrorists.
As per details, Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested three suspected terrorists who were allegedly connected to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI, officials said on Sunday. The suspects, all from north India, were reportedly linked to ISI-backed terrorist Shehzad Bhatti.
The arrested men have been identified as Hargunpreet Singh from Punjab, Vikas Prajapati from Datia in Madhya Pradesh, and Arif from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh. This is the second time in the last two months that the Delhi Police has exposed a terror network operating from Pakistan. In September, the Special Cell along with central agencies carried out raids in several states and uncovered a group planning a major attack in India.
"Special Cell of Delhi Police busted a module being led by a Pakistani national, Shahzad Bhatti, a gangster who is currently working at the behest of the Intelligence Agency of Pakistan. Three people have been arrested," Pramod Kumar Kushwaha, Additional CP (Special Cell), said at a press conference.
"They recently threw a hand grenade in front of the Gurdaspur City Police Station on the 25th. He (Shahzad Bhatti) executed the attack, and these same boys were involved in the incident and have been arrested. Apart from this, there were many other places on their target where this group had done videography, recce and they had to throw hand grenades," he added.
According to police, the mastermind of that earlier module was Ashar Danish, who was caught in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Two other suspects, Aftab and Sufiyan from Mumbai, were arrested in Delhi, and another member named Muzapa was detained in Telangana. In a separate operation, the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Friday arrested gangster Bandhu Man Singh, the India-Canada-based handler of the Goldy Dhillon gang, from Ludhiana in connection with the conspiracy to fire at actor-comedian Kapil Sharma's restaurant in Canada, officials said.According to police, Bandhu Man Singh has multiple criminal cases against him and is linked to a chain of weapons recovered earlier by the Delhi Crime Branch.
A Chinese pistol and cartridges were also recovered from him during the arrest.He is alleged to be the leading supplier of weapons and vehicles used by the shooters involved in the attacks on Kapil Sharma's cafe. After returning to India, he reportedly attempted to rebuild Goldy Dhillon's gang network and arrange the acquisition of sophisticated weapons for future shootouts in the country. Police said the vehicle used in the recent shooting incident at the cafe also belonged to him.
Delhi Police are now probing the gang's international linkages, with investigations underway into arms supply routes, funding channels and potential targets.In October, Kapil Sharma's cafe in Canada was reportedly targeted in another shooting incident. The Surrey Police Service (SPS) launched a probe after gunshots were fired at Kap's Cafe on 85 Avenue and 120 Street around 3:45 am, according to City News Vancouver.
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