Delhi Police Special Cell on Sunday recovered tons of explosives from Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh based on inputs given by arrested ISIS operative Mustaqeem during his interrogation. The police have also recovered an explosive belt the ISIS operative prepared to carry out 'fidayeen' (suicide) attack in Delhi. The operative was nabbed by the Special Cell of Delhi Police after a brief encounter near Ring Road late on Friday. Abu Yusuf Khan was arrested on Ridge Road between Karol Bagh and Dhaula Kuan after a brief shootout. DCP Kushwah added that Mustaqeem had planned a terror strike in Delhi on August 15.

Source: dna August 23, 2020 07:18 UTC