The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched an investigation into a Pakistan-backed conspiracy to smuggle arms and explosives in India with an intention to carry out blasts in Delhi, Punjab and other parts of the country.
An operative of the ISI, who goes by the name of Jasvir Chaudhary, was running the terror module and sent arms and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) for this plan via the Indo-Pak border through drones in February this year.
The federal anti-terrorism probe agency has registered a case in the matter under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Explosives Act, and the Arms Act, on the directions of the ministry of home affairs (MHA).
According to officials, the conspiracy came to light on February 10 when the State Special Operations Cell, Amritsar, of the Punjab police, arrested one of the operatives, Shubham Kumar, a resident of Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, and recovered an IED packed in a metallic case with a remote control, along with a foreign-made pistol and ammunition.
Information reveals that this Pakistani operative, Jasvir Chaudhary, and his Indian associates obtained arms, ammunition and IEDs for their plans to carry out explosions in Delhi, Punjab and other parts of the country.
