Nationwide terror attack busted: Two al-Qaeda terrorists arrested

New Delhi, Dt

A major terror plot has been uncovered in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh ATS and commandos arrested two terrorists who were preparing for a suicide attack. These terrorists are associated with Gajwatul Hind. The arrested terrorists are Masruddin and Minhaj Ahmed. Extensive explosives have been recovered from them. The Pakistani connection to the terrorist interrogation has also come out. The terrorists had planned to blow up the country before August 15. On the other hand, in the terror funding case, the NIA raided several places, including Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. Troops raided four places in Anantnag and arrested five people while one was nabbed from Srinagar. Kolkata police also arrested three suspected terrorists of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen group.

The Uttar Pradesh ATS on Sunday raided a hideout of terrorists in the area of ​​Sita Vihar Colony near Dubagga Char Rasta after receiving information that terrorists were hiding in Lucknow. The surrounding houses were then evacuated and three houses were raided and two terrorists were nabbed. The operation to nab the terrorists lasted for about five hours. It also enlisted the help of ATS commandos.

Uttar Pradesh ADG Prashant Kumar claimed that the arrested militants were being handled from Pakistan. Handler's name is Al Zaidi, who planned to blow up several cities in the country. Two pressure cooker bombs, seven to eight kilograms of explosives, several pistols and other contraband were seized from the militants. These are both trained terrorists. He had planned to bomb other BJP leaders along with an MP in Lucknow in three days. The militants also targeted other areas, including Kanpur.

IG of ATS Dr. G.K. Goswami said the ATS had recovered some bombs and other weapons during the operation. The interrogation of the accused is ongoing. They suspect that the fleeing terrorists have made a home in nearby houses. These terrorists had long been inactive. But in the last few days, they became active in Kashmir and reached Lakhu.

Interrogation of the terrorists revealed that they had planned a series of blasts in Uttar Pradesh. Terrorist handler Umar Halmandi plotted the attack from Peshawar, Pakistan. It is learned that 10 to 12 people are still involved in the conspiracy. Raids have been launched for his arrest. Some people have also been found hiding in Kanpur.

Meanwhile, security forces have taken another big step in Jammu and Kashmir after the expulsion of 11 government employees on charges of aiding terrorists. The NIA raided four places in Anantnag and one place in Srinagar in a terror funding case in Kashmir and arrested six people. The NIA has found important evidence in the terrorist funding case. The raids come a day after the Jammu and Kashmir government sacked 11 employees, including two sons and two policemen, of Hizbul Mujahideen's Syed Salahuddin for allegedly acting as collaborators with terrorist organizations.

Meanwhile, police arrested three suspected terrorists from Haridevpur area of ​​South Kolkata in West Bengal. The arrest was made after police received a tip-off. All three suspects are believed to be linked to Jamaat-ud-Mujahideen Bangladesh. Police are investigating the case.

Al-Zawahiri set up al-Qaeda's module in India

Several major revelations have emerged from the interrogation of two terrorists in Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh ADG Prashant Kumar said Al Qaeda is a Sunni Islamic terrorist organization spread across several countries. In 2014, the then chief of Al Qaeda, Al Jahiri, announced the Indian sub-continent module. The chief of this module was Maulana Asim Umar and he was associated with Sambhal of Uttar Pradesh. Asim Umar was killed in a US-led operation in Afghanistan on September 6, 2016. Since then, al-Qaeda's module Umar Halmandi has been running. Omar Halmandi is sitting in Pakistan and plotting the attack. It was Halmandi who recruited some people for jihadi activity in Lucknow. This module is designed for terrorist attacks on Ansar Gajwatul Hind Al Qaeda.