NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police announced on Thursday that they have dismantled an Al Qaeda terror module, detaining 14 people from Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
This operation stemmed from intelligence inputs and was conducted in collaboration with state police forces.
According to a Delhi Police statement, “The module, as per current state of operations, was being led by one Dr.Ishtiyaq of Ranchi (Jharkhand) and it was aspiring to declare ‘khilafat’ and execute serious terrorist activities within the country.”
The detained individuals had received training in various locations, including weapon handling.
The police statement specified that six people were detained from Bhiwadi in Rajasthan while undergoing weapons training. An additional eight individuals were held from Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh for questioning.
All 14 detainees are currently being interrogated and more detentions are expected.
Police forces are conducting raids to recover arms, ammunition and documents.