ISI-linked module planned attacks on Delhi temple and military camp
Investigators probing the Shahzad Bhatti module have found that alleged ISI-linked operatives planned attacks on a Delhi temple, a dhaba on the Delhi-Sonipat highway and a military camp in Haryana. Police said reconnaissance videos and photographs were shared with Pakistan-based handlers
New Delhi: Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI had allegedly planned attacks on a historic temple in Delhi, a popular dhaba on the Delhi-Sonipat highway and a military camp in Haryana through operatives linked to the Shahzad Bhatti module, sources said on Friday.
According to the sources, the revelations emerged during the interrogation of nine alleged operatives of the module arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell under its ‘Gang Bust Operation 2.0’ from multiple states.
Investigators found that one of the accused had conducted reconnaissance of a historic temple in Delhi and sent photographs of the premises to Pakistan-based handlers through social media platforms, a source said.
The module had allegedly planned to target police personnel and paramilitary forces deployed at the temple and carry out firing to create panic and disruption, the source said.
The source also said that the accused had been tasked with carrying out a grenade attack on a popular dhaba on the Delhi-Sonipat highway, frequented by thousands of people daily, with the intention of causing large-scale damage and casualties.
“A military camp in Hisar was also allegedly surveyed and videos of the area were shared with handlers across the border. Some police stations in Uttar Pradesh were also on the target list,” the source added.