Suspected Pak terrorist with plans to attack during festive season held in Delhi

The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a suspected Pakistani terrorist who was planning to carry out a terror attack during the festival season in the national capital an official said here on TuesdayThe suspected terrorist was arrested from the Laxmi Nagar area of the national capitalAccording to the official the suspected Pakistani national who had obtained fake Indian identity cards through forged documents has been identified as Mohd Ashraf alias Ali a resident of Punjab province in PakistanAlso Read Five Army personnel killed in gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmirs PoonchThe arrested accused was living as an Indian national by the name of Ali Ahmed Noori a resident of Shastri Nagar in the national capitalAt the time of his arrest the police recovered an AK 47 rifle along with several other arms and ammunition Deputy Commissioner of Police Special Cell Pramod Kushwaha saidApart from AK 47 rifle two magazines with 60 rounds one hand grenade and two pistols with 50 rounds of cartridges were also recovered from his possessionThe suspect has been arrested under relevant sections of the UAPA Act Explosives Act and Arms Act the official saidNotably the cops in the national capital were already on high alert due to the festival season During the festive season there is a high footfall of people in the markets temples and commercial places This rush of people can be used by antinational elements having nefarious designs to carry out terror attacks in such places a top official had told IANS recentlyDelhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana had also taken a crime review meeting on Saturday with senior officials and issued directions to enhance their vigil during these daysIn the crime review meeting of the Delhi police chief it was also discussed how to prevent terrorists or antinational elements from taking the help of local gangstersA senior police official told IANS they had already made strict security arrangements keeping in view the ongoing countrywide celebrationsPertinently this major arrest comes nearly a month after the Special Cell on September 14 busted a Pakistanbased terror module and arrested seven suspected terrorists including two people who were trained by Pakistans InterServices Intelligence ISIThe ISI had trained the two terrorists to blow bridges and railway tracks in order to cause mass casualties in IndiaThe arrested terrorists were planning to carry out terror attacks in the country during this festival season All the suspects are currently in police custodyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever