Lashkar Operative Arrested from New Delhi Railway Station

An operating of dreadful terror organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who held a Pakistani passport and also a Jammu and Kashmir voter identity card was arrested with explosion on Tuesday from the New Delhi railway station, said police.

After receiving some specific information form the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Delhi Police special cell team arrested Saleem Mohammed alias Yusuf from the Ajmeri Gate terminal of the New Delhi railway station in central Delhi, said a senior police official.

“We arrested an LeT operative from the Ajmeri Gate terminal Tuesday noon. We have recovered some chemicals, explosives, four detonators and two timers from his possession,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) PN Aggarwal was quoted as saying by IANS.

From his possession, a Pakistani passport issued in the name of Yusuf and a voter identity card issued by the Jammu and Kashmir authorities in the name of Saleem Mohammed was recovered, said Aggarwal.

“We are questioning him to know where was he going, his motive and plans in the capital,” he added.

Earlier this month, Delhi Police arrested two suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists from Daryaganj area of central Delhi.