Noida Men Arrested: Unmasking Links to Pakistani Handlers and Radical Agendas

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has made significant arrests in Noida, capturing two men allegedly collaborating with Pakistani handlers, encompassing ISI operatives, gangsters, and radical YouTubers. The suspects, traced from Meerut and Delhi, were accused of formulating a major disruptive act in India.

Additional Director General of Police, Amitabh Yash, disclosed that these individuals were in direct contact with Pakistani network figures, aiming to radicalize Indian youths. The ATS probe, mounted on intelligence alerts about sleeper cells on social media, particularly Instagram, unveils efforts to destabilize communal peace via financial lures.

The arrested pair, Tushar Chauhan alias Hizbullah Ali Khan and Sameer Khan, reportedly engaged in reconnaissance missions and planned attacks, guided by Pakistani operatives. Confiscated from them were a pistol, five cartridges, and a knife. The investigation unfolds the network's attempts to provide advanced weaponry and expatriate the accused to Pakistan for further indoctrination and operations.

(With inputs from agencies.)