Security agencies have successfully foiled a significant terror plot supported by the ISI with the apprehension of eight individuals from West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. These arrested suspects have ties to terror groups based in Bangladesh and were receiving financial backing from the ISI. Among those detained are Mizanur Rahman, Mohammed Shabat, Umar, Mohammed Litan, Mohammed Shahid, and Mohammed Ujjal. The arrests took place at a garment factory in the Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, with one of the detainees being a Bangladeshi national, as confirmed by the police.
The Tamil Nadu authorities are transferring the suspects to the Delhi Police for further investigation, revealing that the preliminary inquiry indicates their involvement in planning attacks across various regions of India. This development follows warnings from intelligence agencies about the ISI-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba’s efforts to establish local modules within the country for executing a series of assaults. Additionally, a recent alert highlighted a potential attack near the Red Fort, prompting the recovery of mobile phones and SIM cards subsequent to the arrests.
The arrested individuals had been using social media platforms to promote Pakistan-based terror outfits while concealing their identities and operating at a garment factory under false Aadhaar identities. Law enforcement recovered eight mobile phones and 16 SIM cards during the raids. These suspects were actively engaged in reconnaissance activities in different cities to facilitate the establishment of local modules for ISI-backed groups. Notably, four of the accused had traveled to Delhi during the AI Summit to display posters advocating for a Free Kashmir before returning to Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Authorities disclosed that the suspects communicated through social media channels, with the Delhi Police preparing to interrogate them regarding their connections to Bangladeshi terror groups and the ISI. The ISI’s recent strategy involves orchestrating attacks in India by setting up local modules to avoid direct foreign involvement. Intelligence agencies also uncovered a plot targeting temples in North India, which the Delhi Police will investigate further, focusing on identifying reconnaissance locations. This scheme, orchestrated by Lashkar-e-Taiba, aims to provoke communal tensions by attacking temples, with the group actively recruiting and activating operatives within the country for this purpose.
The thwarting of this terror plot coincides with heightened alerts indicating plans for attacks in Bangladesh ahead of the West Bengal elections, emphasizing the ongoing threats posed by terror groups in the region.
