Delhi Police bust Pak-backed terror module, arrest three terrorists linked to ISI
PTC News Desk: In a significant development, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested three suspected terrorists who were allegedly connected to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI, officials said on Sunday. The suspects, all from north India, were reportedly linked to ISI-backed terrorist Shehzad Bhatti.
The arrested men have been identified as Hargunpreet Singh from Punjab, Vikas Prajapati from Datia in Madhya Pradesh, and Arif from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh. This is the second time in the last two months that the Delhi Police has exposed a terror network operating from Pakistan. In September, the Special Cell along with central agencies carried out raids in several states and uncovered a group planning a major attack in India.
"Special Cell of Delhi Police busted a module being led by a Pakistani national, Shahzad Bhatti, a gangster who is currently working at the behest of the Intelligence Agency of Pakistan. Three people have been arrested," Pramod Kumar Kushwaha, Additional CP (Special Cell), said at a press conference.
"They recently threw a hand grenade in front of the Gurdaspur City Police Station on the 25th. He (Shahzad Bhatti) executed the attack, and these same boys were involved in the incident and have been arrested. Apart from this, there were many other places on their target where this group had done videography, recce and they had to throw hand grenades," he added.
#WATCH | Delhi | Additional CP, Special Cell, Pramod Kumar Kushwaha says, "...Special Cell of Delhi Police busted a module being led by a Pakistani national, Shahzad Bhatti, a gangster who is currently working at the behest of the Intelligence Agency of Pakistan. Three people… pic.twitter.com/0GBXFd4aAY — ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2025
According to police, the mastermind of that earlier module was Ashar Danish, who was caught in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Two other suspects, Aftab and Sufiyan from Mumbai, were arrested in Delhi, and another member named Muzapa was detained in Telangana.
- With inputs from agencies