As part of an ongoing terror probe, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested three more suspects connected to the module and discovered ties to Pakistan.
Five people are now in custody overall as a result of these additional arrests. As part of the investigation, the first two suspects were previously arrested.
Some of the components used to make IEDs have also been found by the police.
According to sources, the accused used several social media identities to communicate with handlers located in Pakistan; these accounts are currently being checked, ANI stated.
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Investigators claim that Ashraf Danish, a major member of the organization, was running the module from India while communicating with people in Pakistan through social media and encrypted channels. According to the investigation, the accused recruited young people in India into their network and radicalized them through these means.
According to police officials who spoke to ANI, the gang also operated a number of online groups with the goal of dividing religious concord and fostering animosity among communities.
As part of a large-scale counterterrorism operation, raids were carried out in four to five states, questioning over eight people, officials said. Five people, including two from Delhi and one each from Madhya Pradesh, Hyderabad, and Ranchi, have been detained thus far on suspicion of engaging in terrorism-related activities.
A cache of suspicious materials, live ammo, and a Danish-made firearm were discovered in the custody of one of the detained individuals. Hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulfur powder, copper sheets, ball bearings, strip wires, electronic circuits, computers, cell phones, and cash were all found on him by the Delhi Police Special Cell. According to authorities, these goods were meant to be used in the production of explosives and weapons.
