One of NIA's most wanted terrorists Shahnawaz along with two operatives arrested, have ISI links: Police

Updated: Oct 2 2023 10:35PM

One of NIA's most wanted terrorists Shahnawaz along with two operatives arrested, have ISI links: Police

New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Delhi Police on Monday arrested one of NIA's most wanted terrorists Mohammad Shahnawaz Alam and his two associates who were part of an ISI-sponsored module "disguised" as an ISIS module and seized incriminating material, including those suspected to be used in IED fabrication, officials said.

The accused are identified as Mohammad Shahnawaz Alam alias Abdullah alias Mohammad Ibrahim alias Prince (31), Mohammad Rizwan Ashraf (28) and Mohammad Arshad Warsi (29). All three are engineering graduates and were in touch with their Pakistan-based handlers, they said.

Shahnawaz was nabbed in Jaitpur in Delhi, while Mohammad Rizwan Ashraf and Mohammad Arshad Warsi were arrested in Lucknow and Moradabad, in Uttar Pradesh, respectively, they said, adding the three have been remanded in police custody for a week.