The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad on Wednesday claimed that terror suspect Jaan Mohammad Sheikh, arrested together with 5 others by means of the Delhi Police, had links with the 'D-Company' about two decades back
'D-Company' is a term used to consult the underworld crook syndicate managed by using fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim,
The Delhi Police's Special Cell on Tuesday busted a Pakistan-organised terror module with the arrest of six guys, which includes Pak-ISI educated terrorists, officers stated.
The terrorists had been allegedly planning several blasts across the united states, along with Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, at some stage in the gala's of Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri and Ramleela, they stated.
Out of the six arrested guys, Sheikh (forty seven) hails from Mumbai and his family right here turned into questioned and his domestic was searched through the Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra ATS on Tuesday after his arrest became public.
Police had also said that Pakistan-based totally Anees Ibrahim, who's the brother of Dawood Ibrahim, become related with the underworld operatives to execute the phobia plan.
On Wednesday, Maharashtra ATS chief Vineet Agarwal instructed reporters here that Sheikh become a "henchman of the D-Company" and accompanied guidelines "from the opposite aspect of the border" when he become related with it.
The authentic stated they have come across a "link of Sheikh with the D-Company almost 20 years again".
A case were registered in opposition to Sheikh by means of Pydhonie police here (at that point) in reference to firing and vandalism in the city, the reliable said, adding that like other accused, Sheikh was additionally at the radar of police.
On September 13, he boarded the Golden Temple train (from Mumbai) to visit Hazrat Nizamuddin (in Delhi), but he became caught by way of the Delhi Police whilst he reached Kota in Rajasthan, the nation ATS reputable stated.
During a seek of his property, no weapon, explosive or gelatin became observed, he stated.
"Our crew may be going to Delhi to question Sheikh and also percentage (related) records with the Delhi police. We do now not have a duplicate of the FIR (registered against him with the aid of Delhi Police), so we cannot reveal extra. We will only come to recognise from the Delhi Police what data they exactly have and what was the conspiracy (of the fear suspects)," he said.
The reliable further stated the Maharashtra ATS has been given a free hand by using country government to deal strictly with the ones worried in terror sports and in this case.
To a question, the reputable claimed the underworld has "zero presence" now.
Besides Sheikh, the others arrested by using the Delhi Police have been recognized as Osama (22), Moolchand (forty seven), Zeeshan Qamar (28), Mohd Abu Bakar (23) and Mohd Amir Javed (31).
According to police, Osama and Qamar have been Pakistan-trained terror operatives running below the instructions of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). They were tasked to behavior the reconnaissance of different suitable locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh for placing IEDs (improvised explosive gadgets), the police earlier stated.
The Delhi Police had additionally said that Sheikh, an underworld operative and a near contact of Anees Ibrahim, became tasked via a Pakistan-based totally individual related with the underworld operatives hiding in Pakistan to ensure easy shipping of IEDs, sophisticated weapons and grenades to specific entities in India.
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