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Seven held for plotting terror strikes in Delhi-NCR: Delhi Police

Seven held for plotting terror strikes in Delhi-NCR: Delhi Police

The Delhi Police’s special cell on Tuesday said it had arrested seven suspected terror operatives allegedly linked to Pakistan-based gangster-turned-terrorist Shahzad Bhatti and his associate Ajmal Gujjar. The syndicate allegedly smuggled weapons, ammunition and narcotics such as heroin from Pakistan into India through Punjab, said the police. (HT) Police said the module was allegedly operating on instructions from Pakistan to conduct terror strikes, smuggle arms and drugs, and gather intelligence on potential targets. The syndicate allegedly smuggled weapons, ammunition and narcotics such as heroin from Pakistan into India through Punjab, said the police. The consignments were allegedly distributed to locations across Delhi-NCR. Officials claimed that the timely arrests helped foil several major plots by the network, which was reportedly preparing a significant attack in the National Capital Region. Investigations showed that members of the module, on the directions of Bhatti and Gujjar, had conducted reconnaissance of crowded public areas, important establishments and sites linked to religious leaders in Delhi-NCR. “The accused took photographs and videos of these locations and sent them to handlers in Pakistan. …