Five young men, one Pakistan handler and a terror blueprint that almost went live

When Delhi Police’s Special Cell raided multiple locations across Delhi, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh this week, they say they stopped a terror plan that was already at an “advanced stage.

” At least two right-wing politicians, including a Shiv Sena leader, had been marked for assassination. The young suspects had allegedly pledged to turn into fidayeens, or suicide attackers, if the need arose.
Their larger aim was to establish an Islamic caliphate in India and bring about the so-called Gazwa-e-Hind — the battle to conquer India. Additional commissioner of police Pramod Kushwaha said, “The members possessed significant knowledge on preparing gunpowder and fabricating IEDs.

Some had expressed willingness to sacrifice their lives in pursuit of establishing a caliphate.”