January 12, 2019 8:05 PM

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Delhi court sends two to judicial custody on suspicion of being members of ISIS-inspired group

<span style="color: #222222;">A Delhi court today sent two people, arrested on suspicion of being members of an ISIS-inspired group and for planning terror attacks in the country, to judicial custody till January 22. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmender Singh sent Mufti Mohammed Suhail alias Hazrath and Saqib Iftekar to the custody. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The two accused, along with eight others, were arrested for allegedly planning suicide attacks and serial blasts targeting politicians and government installations in Delhi and other parts of north India. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">All the 10 accused were arrested on December 26 after the NIA carried out searches, in coordination with the special cell of Delhi Police and Anti-Terrorism Squad of Uttar Pradesh Police, at six places in Delhi and at 11 places in western Uttar Pradesh.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to NIA, a locally made rocket launcher, material for suicide vests, 12 pistols, several rounds of live ammunition and 112 alarm clocks to be used as timers were recovered during the searches.</span><br />

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