The ISIS operative arrested by the Delhi Police special cell has been sent to 8-day police remand, news agency PTI reported. The man arrested is a high-level ISIS operative and is in his early thirties. A 30-bore pistol and four live cartridges were recovered from his possession, the police said.

“He is claiming multiple identities and addresses. He will be booked under Unlawful Activities )Prevention) Act and Explosives Act, among others,” the police added.

“The 36-year-old man is called Yusuf aka Abu Yusuf. He has various alias. Pressure cooker IEDs recovered from him. He was going to install them at heavy footfall area here,” ANI quoted DCP Special Cell, Delhi, as saying.

In a statement, the Delhi Police said that the NSG and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) will analyse the contents of the IEDs that was recovered from the suspected ISIS operative.

The accused was arrested on Friday night following a brief exchange of fire in the Dhaula Kuan area of the national capital.

National Security Guard (NSG) commandos were deployed near Buddha Jayanti Park in Ridge Road area, ANI reported.

“The accused was arrested after an exchange of fire from Ridge Road between Dhaula Kuan and Karol Bagh,” PTI quoted Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwaha, as saying.

Meanwhile, Prashant Kumar, ADG-Law and Order, Uttar Pradesh said, “The ISIS operative arrested from Dhaula Kuan in Delhi has connection with Uttar Pradesh. The possibility of his other associates being active cannot be denied. Security agencies in the State are on alert”.

According to a report in PTI, security checks have been
intensified along the Delhi border in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, police.

Vehicles and passengers moving to and fro Delhi are being
checked at the border, while Gautam Buddh Nagar district is also on alert mode,
Noida Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh S said.

Senior police officers also assessed security checks in the
district bordering Delhi.