LAHORE: Punjab’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has apprehended 12 individuals suspected of having ties with India’s intelligence agency, RAW, from Lahore, Faisalabad, and Bahawalpur.
According to CTD officials, weapons, explosives, and detonators were recovered from the suspects. Additionally, sensitive photographs and videos of key installations and institutions, allegedly collected for RAW, were seized.
The CTD spokesperson stated that images, videos, and location data of a madrasa and a local fair were also recovered from the arrested individuals.
The suspects from Lahore include Sukhdeep Singh, Azmat, Faizan, Nabeel, Abrar, Usman, and Sarfaraz while Danish from Faisalabad and from Bahawalpur, Rajab, Hashim, Saqib, and Arif, affiliated with the group Fitna-e-Hindustan.
The spokesperson added that the arrests were made with the help of a Facebook ID operated from India under the name “Adil.” Notably, suspect Sukhdeep Singh, a convert from Christianity, had recently changed his religion.
Investigators revealed that the terrorists received significant funding from RAW. Cases have been registered against all the suspects, and investigations are currently underway.
Earlier, The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in Karachi had arrested a highly wanted terrorist associated with Fitna-ul-Khawarij from the Shershah area, recovering weapons and ammunition from his possession.
According to details, the Rangers and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted a joint operation in Shershah based on secret intelligence and apprehended the suspect, Muhammad Noor alias Khum.
A Rangers spokesperson stated that during interrogation, the suspect confessed to involvement in target killings, extortion, bomb blasts, and kidnappings for ransom. Weapons and ammunition were also seized from him.
