Delhi Police arrest four men in alleged multi-state extremist module case

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Delhi Police Special Cell said it arrested four men in an intelligence-led operation linked to an alleged extremist or terror module.
The arrests were made across three states: Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar, with two accused from Maharashtra and one each from Odisha and Bihar.
Police identified the four accused as Mosaib Ahmad alias Sonu alias Kalam, Mohammad Hammad, Sheikh Imran and Mohammad Sohail.
Police alleged the accused were active in closed or encrypted social media groups used to share extremist content and to radicalise or recruit others.
Police said the accused were influenced by extremist narratives about establishing a caliphate and ideas including “Ghazwa-e-Hind” and a “lashkar” from Khurasan.
Police said material used to prepare an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered during the operation.
Police alleged that two of the accused were collecting or assembling materials for a remote-controlled toy car fitted with an IED.
Police alleged that at least one accused had conducted reconnaissance of sensitive locations in Delhi, including the Red Fort and India Gate.

Delhi Police Special Cell said it arrested four men in an intelligence-led operation linked to an alleged extremist or terror module.
The arrests were made across three states: Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar, with two accused from Maharashtra and one each from Odisha and Bihar.
Police identified the four accused as Mosaib Ahmad alias Sonu alias Kalam, Mohammad Hammad, Sheikh Imran and Mohammad Sohail.
Police alleged the accused were active in closed or encrypted social media groups used to share extremist content and to radicalise or recruit others.
Police said the accused were influenced by extremist narratives about establishing a caliphate and ideas including “Ghazwa-e-Hind” and a “lashkar” from Khurasan.
Police said material used to prepare an improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered during the operation.
Police alleged that two of the accused were collecting or assembling materials for a remote-controlled toy car fitted with an IED.
Police alleged that at least one accused had conducted reconnaissance of sensitive locations in Delhi, including the Red Fort and India Gate.