The two doctors linked to the 2,900-kg haul of bomb-making material in Faridabad near Delhi were in regular touch with their handlers in Kashmir and were awaiting details of their target, top sources in the security establishment have said.
Dr Adeel and Dr Muzammil have told the police during interrogation that they were chosen for the task because the handlers believed “no one would suspect doctors in Delhi NCR”, the sources said. The doctors were told to wait for details regarding their target.
The conspiracy, the sources said, was hatched in Pakistan, and the directions were coming through handlers in Kashmir. Police said this terror module was linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind. The operation has led to the arrest of key operatives and recovery of a massive cache of arms, ammunition and explosives, during coordinated searches in J&K and other states.
The doctors’ interrogation suggests that creating communal disturbance in Delhi NCR was also part of the plan, the sources said, adding that the target could have been anywhere in NCR.
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