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- Published: August 22, 2020 14:30
New Delhi: In a big success for security agencies, the Special Cell of Delhi Police on Saturday arrested an Islamic State (ISIS) operative in the national capital after a gunfight last night.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abdul Yusuf Khan and he hails from Uttar Pradesh. 2 IEDs weighing about 15 KG and a pistol were recovered from him, suggesting the scale of operation he was planning to execute. The terrorist was intercepted by cops near Dhaula Kuan while he on his bike.
“The ISIS operative was arrested along with IEDs that were in his possession,” Pramod Singh Kushwaha, Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Delhi Police Special Cell, said.
The police claim Khan was a lone wolf operative who had on his own planned an attack in the national capital.
“There was an exchange of fire after which he was arrested. He was a lone wolf who had planned an attack in the national capital. We have recovered a pistol and two IEDs from him,” Pramod Kushwaha, deputy commissioner of police (special cell), said.
NSG commandos, bomb squads to defuse IEDs
Meanwhile, scores of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) have been deployed near Buddha Jayanti Park in Ridge Road area on Saturday and will analyse the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) recovered earlier today from a suspected ISIS operative.
#WATCH Delhi: National Security Guard (NSG) commandos carry out search operation near Buddha Jayanti Park in Ridge Road area.
One ISIS operative was arrested from the site with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), earlier today by Delhi Police Special Cell. pic.twitter.com/q1uodH5cYJ
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2020
Security has been heightened near Buddha Jayanti Park in Ridge Road area, with teams of NSG commandos and sniffer dogs keeping a tight vigil in the area.