3 with IS link held in Delhi

New Delhi, January 9

Ahead of the Republic Day, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police today arrested three men, who were inspired by terror outfit IS and were planning a terror strike in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

The three men were arrested following an exchange of fire in the city’s Wazirabad area, they added.

Two of them were on conditional bail in the sensational murder case of KP Suresh Kumar, a Hindu Munnani leader, they added.

The three men arrived in Delhi from Tamil Nadu via Nepal with a design to carry out a terror strike in the NCR or Uttar Pradesh, the police said, adding afterwards, they had a plan to flee to Nepal and further to Pakistan.

“We received information that the three men had arrived in Delhi from Nepal, taken a room on rent and also procured arms and ammunition. A trap was laid near the Wazirabad Bridge and they were apprehended from the spot after a brief exchange of fire early Thursday morning,” DCP (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah said.

A preliminary interrogation revealed Moideen had links with the IS. He had chalked out a plan to revive the outfit’s network in India through his associates, he added. Moideen held several meetings to indoctrinate youngsters, the officer said, adding they were being guided by a foreign-based handler.

Moideen along with associates had decided to abscond from their respective places simultaneously. — PTI