NewsPhotos ISIS operative Abu Yusuf arrested with IED in Delhi's Dhaula Kuan; sent to police custody — Pics

ISIS operative Abu Yusuf arrested with IED in Delhi's Dhaula Kuan; sent to police custody — Pics

A suspected ISIS operative was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police with IEDs and a pistol from Delhi's Dhaula Kuan area. He has been sent to seven-day police custody by a court. Search operations are underway at several locations in the national capital.

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Updated:Aug 22, 2020, 03:55 PM IST

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ISIS operative Abu Yusuf Khan hails from Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur. Yusuf was on a two-wheeler when he was intercepted by the Delhi Police.

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The ISIS operative has been identified as Abu Yusuf Khan and hails from Uttar Pradesh. He was nabbed on Ridge Road between Karol Bagh and Dhaula Kuan in Delhi after a shootout at around 11:30 pm on Friday.

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Improvised Explosive Devices weighing 15 kilograms recovered from the arrested ISIS operative. The IEDs was defused by security forces at Ridge Road's Buddha Jayanti Park in New Delhi. (ANI Photo)

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NSG commandos carry out search operation near Buddha Jayanti Park. (PTI photo)

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NSG and Bomb Disposal Squad during a search operation near Buddha Jayanti Park, after an ISIS operative was arrested from the site with IEDs, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)