Delhi terror plot foiled; Two held with large cache of RDX

A plot was being hatched to carry out an attack larger than 26/11 in Delhi-NCR. Police busted the case and arrested two doctors allegedly linked to a terrorist organization. Police recovered 360 kg of RDX explosives and sophisticated weapons.

Faridabad/New Delhi: In a joint operation, Haryana Police and Jammu and Kashmir Police foiled a major terrorist plot to terrorize the country. A plot was being hatched to carry out an attack larger than 26/11 in Delhi-NCR. Police busted the case and arrested two doctors allegedly linked to a terrorist organization.

One of the arrested suspects was identified as Dr. Muzammil, and on his information, police recovered 360 kg of RDX explosives and sophisticated weapons. However, police maintain that the recovered substance is ammonium nitrate.

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Police Said

Faridabad Police Commissioner Satender Kumar Gupta revealed the plot in a press conference, stating that police recovered 300 kg of explosives (ammonium nitrate), an AK-47 rifle, and a large quantity of ammunition from Faridabad, Haryana, based on the information of Dr. Adil Ahmed, who was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir two days ago. Police suspect he is linked to the Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed.

Police said that, based on Adil Ahmed's information, a team of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana police raided Faridabad, where approximately 300 kg of explosives (ammonium nitrate), an AK-47 rifle, and several rounds of live ammunition were recovered. Dr. Muzammil, the accused in the conspiracy and a teacher at a Faridabad university, was also arrested.

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Police said that two suspects have been arrested so far in this case. They say the recovered explosives could have been used in a major terrorist attack.

Investigations revealed

Investigations have revealed that the accused doctor had links to Pakistan-based terrorist organizations and had been working as a facilitator for terrorist activities for a long time.

Police believe that this entire network involves people from several states, and more arrests are possible in the coming days. Security agencies are now investigating how such a large quantity of explosives (ammonium nitrate) reached Haryana and what their ultimate target was.