ISIS operative held from Bhopal:Special cell swoops down on him, another of his aides from Delhi; accused were planning IED attacks in national capital

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The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Friday arrested two suspected ISIS operatives, both identified as Adnan, officials said. As per officials, one of them is a resident of Delhi and the other hails from MP’s Rajgarh district, but was caught in state’s capital Bhopal.

The duo were allegedly being trained for fidayeen operations and had been planning IED-style attacks in crowded areas of Delhi. Arrests were executed in Sadiq Nagar (Delhi) and the Karond area of Bhopal, during which the cops recovered suspected incriminating material from both suspects.

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Targets, training and interrogation underway

Police sources reported that the suspects were being prepared for suicide-style attacks and had shortlisted busy public locatio