Four IM men arrested for planning terror attack during polls

Posted on 23rd Mar 2014 by admin

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Four suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives who were planning to carry out terror strikes in the country during the Lok Sabha elections were arrested from Rajasthan, Delhi Police said Sunday.

The arrested men were identified as Waqqr Azhar, Mahroof, Mehraj and Saquib.

Police said they have received intelligence inputs that some operatives are planning terror strikes during the general elections.

With a joint operation by the Rajasthan Anti Terrorism Squad and the special cell of Delhi Police, Azhar, Mahroof and Mehraj were arrested from Jaipur, and Saquib from Jodhpur.

Police claimed to have recovered explosives from their possession.

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