Six including two ISI trained Pakistanis working for underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother, held
New Delhi, September 14
The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested six men, including two allegedly trained by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)- working on instructions of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother to terror attack during the festival season in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
The accused have been identified as Jaan Mohammed Sheikh (47) from Maharashtra; Osama alias Sami (22), from Jamia Nagar in Delhi, Moolchand alias Saaju (47) from Rae Bareli, Zeeshan Qamar (28) from Allahabad, Mohd Abu Bakar (23) from Bahraich and Mohd Amir Javed (31) from Lucknow".
Special CP (Special Cell) Neeraj Thakur said, "Two of the accused, Osama and Zeeshan, got training this year in Pakistan and were getting instructions from the ISI. They were asked to conduct recce of suitable locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh for planting IEDs,” he said.
Thakur added that the arrested persons were tasked with executing separate aspects of the alleged terror plan. “Underworld operative Sameer, a close contact of Dawood’s brother Anees Ibrahim, was hired by a Pakistan-based person and he connected with underworld operatives hiding in Pakistan to ensure delivery of IEDs, sophisticated weapons and grenades to different places in India,” he said.
The Special Cell had received an intel that from a Pakistan based group was planning to execute serial IED blasts in India.
“The group had received multiple IEDs arranged from sources across the border and they were at an advanced stage of preparation".
The Special Cell conducted raids at multiple locations. The underworld operative Jan Mohd Sheikh was apprehended from Kota, when he was on his way to Delhi. Osama was apprehended from Okhla, Mohd Abu Bakar was apprehended from Sarai Kale Khan.
The special cell alongwith UP STF held Zeeshan from Allahabad, Mohd Amir Javed from Lucknow and Moolchand was apprehended from Rae Bareli.
The officials added that the accused have disclosed that they had received sophisticated RDX-based IEDs, grenades, pistols and cartridges from a sleeper cell operative, and that these were sent to UP for safe concealment.
Sp CP Thakur added, “Underworld operative Jan Mohd Sheikh along with Moolchand was tasked by Pakistan-based Anees Ibrahim to receive the same consignment in Delhi. We have found that the underworld operative, working as the behest of Pak-ISI, was asked to execute two things — transportation of arms and explosives and terror funding through Hawala channels".
The officials added that Osama left for Muscat on April 22 this year by a Salaam Air flight from Lucknow. “There, he met with Zeeshan to join training in Pakistan. They were joined by 15-16 men and spoke Bangla. We suspect they are probably from Bangladesh and they were divided into sub-groups where Zeeshan and Osama got trained in one group,” he said.
The accused were taken to a town near Gwadar port in Pakistan after changing sea routes. They were received by a Pakistani who took them to a farmhouse in Thatta. There were three Pakistani nationals in the farmhouse. Two of them imparted training to them. Both of them were from the Pakistan Army as they wore military uniforms. They were imparted training of making bombs and IEDs and committing arson with the help of items of daily use. They were also trained in handling and use of small firearms and AK-47s, officials said.
