Security agencies conducted a multi-state operation to detain members of a terror syndicate linked to grenade, IED, and petrol bomb attacks across India. The operations were part of the Centre's 'zero tolerance' policy towards cross-border terrorism.
On August 12, in a significant move ahead of Independence Day, security agencies carried out a multi-state operation to target the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN), a terror syndicate linked to grenade, IED, and petrol bomb attacks across India. The real-time intelligence-sharing system was utilized with state police forces to thwart potential subversive attacks within the country.
The SBN, known for its targeted killings in various parts of India, had been paying local conduits in Punjab to conduct reconnaissance on sensitive sites such as police, defence, and religious establishments. Additionally, CCTV cameras were installed by the syndicate for espionage purposes.
In the operation, 44 persons were detained in Punjab, 52 in Haryana, 2 each in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, 51 in Delhi, and a substantial 62 in Uttar Pradesh. The crackdown was part of the Centre's 'zero tolerance' policy towards cross-border terrorism.
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Akashvani News
