A suspected operative of the Islamic State or ISIS terror group was arrested with two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) after exchange of fire with policemen in central Delhi's Ridge Road area, the Delhi Police said on Saturday.
The shootout took place late on Friday along the Dhaula Kuan-Karol Bagh route. Sources in the Special Cell said six rounds were fired after which the suspected ISIS operative was taken into custody.
"The accused was arrested after an exchange of fire from Ridge Road between Dhaula Kuan and Karol Bagh," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwaha said.
Two pressure cooker-based IEDs, a pistol with four live rounds and one Apache motorcycle were seized from the suspect who was identified by police officials as Mohammad Mustakim Khan alias Yusuf Khan alias Abu Yusuf Khan, a native of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.
The IEDs were defused by National Security Guard (NSG) commandos and the Bomb Disposal Squad at Buddha Jayanti Park in Ridge Road area from where the suspected terrorist was arrested.
Delhi: The Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) recovered from the arrested ISIS operative defused by security forces at Ridge Road's Buddha Jayanti Park. https://t.co/ihkYbZdkZd pic.twitter.com/EhYA6mliZV
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Following the arrest, police in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh were also put on high alert. “On DGP's instructions, all SSPs and security agencies of Uttar Pradesh have been instructed to remain on high alert after an ISIS operative was arrested with IEDs in Delhi today,” Prashant Kumar, ADG-Law & Order, Uttar Pradesh said.
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