New Delhi: The “white collar” terror module busted in Faridabad relied on Telegram and an unusual lexicon of food references to mask their plans, says an NDTV report quoting sources.

According to the report, the four arrested doctors — whose medical licences have now been cancelled — used everyday dish names as coded language for explosives and terror strikes.

Inside their encrypted chats, “biryani” stood for explosive materials, while “daawat” signified a planned attack. Investigators revealed that once an IED was prepared, the group would signal one another with the message: “Biryani is ready, get ready for daawat.”

The module consisted of Muzamil Shakeel, Dr Umar Muhammad Nabi, Shaheen Saeed, and Adeel Ahmad Rather. Their alleged indoctrination began with Imam Irfan Ahmad from Shopia

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