Pak Terrorist Arrested With AK-47, Grenade Had Forged Indian Documents
NDTV
Mohammed Ashraf had been living as part of a sleeper cell and the module was planning a terror attack during the festival season, Delhi Police said
A Pakistani terrorist arrested in Delhi on Monday had been living in the country for 13 years, with forged Indian documents, police said today. A terrorist, Pak national, caught by #DelhiPolice#SpecialCell@CellDelhi from Laxmi Nagar area of Delhi, staying on fake identity on forged documents, as we beefed up anti-terror alert and action across city in current festive season. Major terror plan foiled. Further probe on.
Mohammed Ashraf (40) entered India through Bangladesh on the directions of Pakistan's ISI and had been living as part of a sleeper cell, Pramod Kushwaha, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Special Cell, told reporters. The module was planning a terror attack during the ongoing festival season, he said.
After questioning him, police have recovered an AK-47 rifle, 60 rifle rounds, two pistols, 50 rounds and a hand grenade from the Yamuna Bank area, Mr Kushwaha said.
The special cell operation was monitored by Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana. "It is a good catch by the special cell ahead of the festive season. A big terror plan has been foiled by our team," a report by news agency ANI quoted Mr Asthana as saying.
