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Delhi Police Special Cell has dismantled a Pakistan-backed terror network. Gangster Shahzad Bhatti, operating from Pakistan, led the module. Three key operatives were apprehended from Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. They were involved in a grenade attack in Gurdaspur. The module recruited young Indians via social media, luring them with money and glorification.
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ANI The Special Cell of Delhi Police has busted a Pakistan-backed terror module led by gangster-turned-terrorist Shahzad Bhatti, currently based in the neighbouring country, an official said on Sunday.
Police have arrested three key operatives of the module – one each from Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh – and seized a semi-automatic pistol, 10 live cartridges, and mobile phones containing incriminating chats and reconnaissance videos from their possession, Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), Pramod Singh Kushwah, said.
“The module was involved in the November 25 grenade attack outside the City police station in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, which was carried out on Bhatti’s instructions. Bhatti has been coordinating operations from Pakistan using encrypted platforms and social media channels,” the Additional CP said.
“Those arrested have been identified as Vikas Prajapati alias Betu (19), a resident of Datia in Madhya Pradesh, Hargunpreet Singh alias Gurkaranpreet Singh (19) from Firozpur in Punjab, and Asif alias Arish (22) from Bijnaur in Uttar Pradesh,” the officer said.
He said the breakthrough came after a team started tracking Bhatti’s activities, including his online communication patterns.
It was found that Prajapati,
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