Uttar Pradesh is on high alert hours after the arrest of an ISIS suspect in Delhi. "On DGP`s instructions, all Senior Superintendent of Police (SSPs) and security agencies of Uttar Pradesh instructed to remain on high alert after a person was arrested with IEDs from Delhi today by Delhi Police Special Cell," said Prashant Kumar, ADG-Law and Order, Uttar Pradesh. The operative was nabbed by the Special Cell of Delhi Police after a brief encounter near Ring Road late on Friday. He was arrested on Ridge Road between Karol Bagh and Dhaula Kuan after a brief shootout. The accused was known to be in communication with ISKP operatives on cyberspace, as per the sources.

Source: dna August 22, 2020 10:30 UTC