The Pakistani terrorist arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell was part of ISI terror module and assigned to carry out terror strikes in India.
New Delhi [India], October 12 : Adressing the mediapersons, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell Pramod Kushwaha said, “A Pakistani national naming Mohd Asraf (40) was arrested by the special team on Monday. He has been residing in India for more than one decade. He aquired an Indian ID from Bihar. He aquired an Indian identity and has been working as a sleeper cell for subversive activities. He had made several fake IDs. He also made an ID on the name of Ahmed Noori and aquired passport. He even had visited Saudi Arabia and Thailand in between using Indian passport.” “We recovered an AK-47, magazines, two pistols, catriges and grenades from him. In the intial interrogation, he has revealed that he was involved in terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country. We are now verifying his involvments. He lived in the disguise of Peer Maulana. He had married an Indian woman from Ghaziabad area with the purpose to aquire documents. He left the woman after sometime,” said Kushwaha.
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He has been trained by Pakistan ISI, was sent through Siliguri border via Bangladesh…One Naseer from Pakistan had tasked him (to carry out terror operations). In the last, he was also disguising as 'Peer Maulana' in and around Delhi: DCP Special Cell pic.twitter.com/CppJrEjAtz
According to Delhi Police Special cell, Asraf is from the Narowal district in Punjab province of Pakistan. His parents had died. He has two brothers and three sisters. However, he was picked by ISI and provided training. “ISI handlers are behind him. He was recruited and trained by ISI. He was picked when he was in class 10. He was sent to India via Bangladesh through the Siliguri border. We are trying to indentify his other associates. He was also involved in some espionage activity. He was assigned to carry out a terror activity and the arms are provided for that only. However, the place to carry out attacks was not instructed to him,” explained DCP Kushwaha. “He was tasked by a Pakistani ISI handler whose code name is Naseer. He was sent money through Hawala. This is the ISI terror module,” he added. Mohd Asraf has been booked under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Act, Arms Act, and other provision. A search has been conducted at his present address at Ramesh Park in Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar. He was apprehended by the police around 9.20 pm on Monday.
Delhi Court remands to 14 -days police custody of Pakistani terrorist held in Delhi
A Delhi Court on Tuesday remanded 14-days police custody to an alleged Pakistani terrorist who was arrested from Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar area. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma, in an in-chamber proceeding, allowed Delhi Police to quiz alleged Pakistan national, Mohd Asraf, who was arrested from Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar area. Special Cell of Delhi Police presented Mohd Asraf before the Court and sought his custodial interrogation. Earlier the Deputy Commissioner of Police Special Cell Pramod Kushwaha on Tuesday informed that the Pakistani national who was arrested from Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar area has been living in the country for more than a decade using Indian identity.
A Pakistani national Mohd Asraf
Addressing the media persons here, Kushwaha said, “One Pakistani national Mohd Asraf was arrested by Delhi Police Special cell, yesterday. He has been in India for more than a decade using Indian identity. Initial probe revealed his involvement as sleeper cell, orchestrating subversive activities.” The landlord of the arrested Pakistani national told ANI that they will cooperate with the police in the investigation. “He (arrested Pakistani national) lived here for six months. My father got his Aadhaar Card made for documentation. After he left, we were not in touch with him…If needed, we will cooperate with the police,” Uzaib, landlord of terrorist Mohd Asraf told ANI. The Delhi Police Special Cell foiled a big terror plan with the arrest of a Pakistani terrorist from Laxmi Nagar and seized an AK-47 rifle from his possession. As per information shared by the police, the accused was living with a fake ID of an Indian national and had obtained the Indian identity cards through forged documents. Apart from an AK-47 rifle with one extra magazine and 60 rounds, the police seized one hand grenade and two sophisticated pistols with 50 rounds. The accused, identified as Mohd Asraf, has been booked under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Act, Arms Act, and other provisions. He was a big part of the Sleeper Cell. Asraf is a resident of Narowal in Pakistan’s Punjab province. A search has been conducted at his present address at Ramesh Park in Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar. He was apprehended by the police around 9.20 pm on Monday.
