Two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists nabbed in Delhi with weapons

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists from the Sarai Kale Khan area in southeast Delhi, officials said on Tuesday. The duo was nabbed on Monday night.

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The suspected operatives have been identified as Abdul Latif Mir (22), a resident of Doru village in Baramulla district and Mohd. Ashraf Khatana (20), a resident of Hat Mulla village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. Two semi-automatic pistols along with 10 live cartridges have been recovered from them.

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"On the basis of the information received, a trap was laid near Millennium Park, Sarai Kale Khan, and two suspected terrorists, who are residents of Jammu and Kashmir, were apprehended around 10.15 pm," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav has been quoted as saying.

Further investigations are underway.

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