Hizbul ultras were planning terror strikes ahead of I Day

New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) Two suspected Hizbul Mujahideen
militants, arrested in the capital Thursday night, were
planning terror strikes in the city ahead of Independence Day,
police sources said Friday.

Javed Ahmed and Ashiq Ali were apprehended by the Delhi
Police' elite anti-terror wing from Central Delhi's Daryaganj
locality around 11 pm Thursday night.

The sources said the two were planning to attack the
capital ahead of the national day but refused to give further
details.

Police claimed that they recovered two AK-47 rifles, two
grenades and around 100 cartridges, besides some documents
from the militants, who were in their early 30s.

Investigators are yet to ascertain their nationality, but
a senior police official said they appeared to be Indians.

The arrest came hours after Union Home Ministry made
public intelligence inputs about LeT planning terror attack in
three cities - Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata - ahead of
Independence Day.

Following intelligence inputs about terror strikes, the
Delhi Police has deployed hundreds of policemen and
paramilitary personnel across the city.

Security agencies are constantly reviewing arrangements
at the Red Fort, where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will
unfurl the tricolour.

Specialised units like Quick Reaction Teams, Special
Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) and Vajra (of the Rapid Action
force) are being deployed, an official said. PTI SJY
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