Delhi Police arrests two suspected ISIS terrorists near Red Fort

The Delhi Police Special Cell on Friday arrested two suspected terrorists associated with Islamic State in Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) from the Inter-State Bus Terminus at Kashmiri Gate, near Red Fort, official sources said.

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The police said that they recovered advanced weapons including imported pistols from the two accused, identified as Pervez Ahmed Lone and Jamshed, who hail from Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district.

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According to the police, both the men are engineering students and were well versed with the areas of Delhi.

"Delhi was being used as a transit point, they had no plans for Delhi," the police said at a news conference.

“They were associated with ISJK, the terror outfit influenced by Islamic State ideology (ISIS)," the police added.

(With PTI inputs)