Police standing near Bhalswa drain, where a mutilated body was reportedly found, in New Delhi on January 14, 2023. Photo Credit: PTI
Days after two terror suspects Naishad and Jagjit were arrested for killing a man in Delhi, the Delhi Police on Sunday revealed that they killed him only to demonstrate their capabilities to their bosses at the international level. Dala, and he was asked to target and eliminate Hindu right-wing leaders.
During interrogation, the duo told the police that they were planning to target right-wing leaders, a senior police officer said. On January 12, the Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested two terrorists Naushad and Jagjit from Jahangirpuri in North West Delhi.
According to police sources, he killed a middle-aged Hindu man in December last year only to demonstrate his abilities to his bosses. Both were funded to target right-wing Hindu leaders.
Earlier, the police had recovered two military grade hand grenades, three pistols and 22 live cartridges from them. The FSL teams had also recovered traces of blood from his rented accommodation at Bhalswa in outer Delhi.
The duo shot a 37-second video of the alleged act and sent it to their handlers based in Pakistan. Police said the decomposed body was dumped in and around the marshy land of Bhalswa, but only a few parts have been recovered. Officials said the police are yet to trace the phone number on which the video of the alleged incident was received.
Police sources said Jagjit was expected to expand the Khalistan base. Both the men wanted to prove that they are anti-India.
Police said Naushad was being controlled by a suspected LeT handler, while Jagjit was being instructed by Canada-based Arshdeep Dalla, a designated terrorist.
An official further revealed that the two were planning to eliminate some leaders but were not plotting anything ahead of Republic Day.
The officer said, “Jagjeet, who already has a murder case registered against him in 2018 as well as an encounter case, while Naushad has two murder cases and one extortion case registered against him, Naushad will remain in jail. came in contact with elements from across the border during Told.
Regarding the recent murder, the police said that both wanted to prove their worth. “They also received money for this, they were asked to identify and eliminate Hindu right-wing leaders, Jagjit was being controlled by Arsh Dalla, and Naushad was controlled by suspected ISI operatives, we found a A major terrorist attack has been averted.” added the officer.
About Jagjit, the police said he was in touch with the Bambiha gang, after being lodged in Haldwani jail in a murder case, he developed close ties with the Bambiha gang, who were lodged in the same jail.
He was released on parole in April last year. On the 20th of this month, he was attacked by criminals belonging to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang at Gularbhoj in Gadarpur, Uttarakhand.
Regarding Naushad, the police said that he completed 25 years in jail in 2018, during which he came in contact with many terrorists lodged in Tihar Jail.
Police said the accused have been booked under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Explosive Substances Act.