Lucknow, May 27 (PTI) In a crackdown on anti-national activities operating through digital platforms, the Uttar Pradesh Police has dismantled a sleeper cell linked to Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti, officials said on Wednesday.
According to ADG, Law and Order, Amitabh Yash, a joint operation by the UP Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Special Task Force (STF) led to the arrest of four operatives in Saharanpur on Tuesday.
The accused are: Mahkab (resident of Saharanpur), Gagandeep alias Guri Singh (resident of Muzaffarnagar), Shahrukh (resident of Saharanpur) and Musharraf (resident of Haridwar).
According to Yash, preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were in constant touch with Pakistani handlers via various social media platforms and video calling applications.
“The module was actively involved in conducting recce of sensitive locations, radicalising and recruiting local youth, and conspiring to execute terrorist and subversive activities across the country,” ADG Amitabh Yash said.
The breakthrough is a key success for the state’s investigative agencies in neutralising cross-border digital conspiracies to destabilise national security.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the law at the ATS Police Station in Lucknow.
Further legal proceedings and interrogation of the accused are underway to uncover the deeper network and potential financial trails, officials said. PTI ABN ASD — ASD
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