Pak’s ISI, terror outfits radicalising state’s youth: Uttarakhand Police
The Uttarakhand Police have stated that the state's youth are being influenced by Pakistan's ISI and other terrorist organisations across the border.
The Uttarakhand Police have stated that the state's youth are being influenced by Pakistan's ISI and other terrorist organisations across the border.
Investigators are examining alleged cross-border links, financial trails and handler networks after arrests in a terror module case targeting major Indian cities.
Investigators are tracing funding routes, recruitment channels and overseas handlers after Delhi Police dismantled an alleged terror network and seized explosives.
An extremely dangerous game by the ISI is unfolding in Punjab, which has left the agencies concerned. There has been a wave of attacks since February, and the agencies see a clear pattern emerging.
Meanwhile, security has been tightened across Punjab. The main gate of the Punjab Police Headquarters in Chandigarh has been reinforced with bulletproof shielding, and additional personnel have been deployed to monitor movement.
After falling into a honey trap, he came into regular contact with at least three Pakistani handlers through social media platforms such as WhatsApp and allegedly supplied sensitive defence-related information, including during Operation Sindoor, Kumar said.
The arrested were identified as Asif alias Arish, Hurganpreet Singh, and Vikas Prajapati alias Betu.
According to the police, the arrests led to the seizure of 10 semi-automatic pistols and 92 live cartridges.
During the probe, links to Afghanistan and Turkey have cropped up suggesting very little of Pakistan was used to both set up the Faridabad module and execute the blast.
Alleging that Pakistan used Bangladesh as a terror transit point against India between 2001 and 2006, former Bangladesh Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury on Monday claimed that the current objective, following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government, is to turn Bangladesh into a "vassal state" of Pakistan's spy agency, the ISI.