The Delhi Police Special Cell has busted an ISI-sponsored inter-state terror and arms network. Meanwhile, heavy waterlogging was witnessed in some areas of Mumbai following heavy rainfall in Maharashtra.
दिल्ली में पकड़े गए आईएसआई के आतंकी, शुभदीप (23), गुरजंत (22), साजन (28) और गगनप्रीत (24)
Delhi Police Special Cell has busted an interstate terror and illegal arms smuggling network linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency (ISI) and arrested four individuals. Three of the accused were apprehended in Punjab, while one was caught in Delhi. According to the police, the accused were preparing to execute a terror strike in Delhi and were acting on the instructions of Shahzad Bhatti, an ISI handler based in Pakistan.
Communication with Pakistani handlers via foreign mobile numbers
Special Cell DCP Praveen Kumar Tripathi stated that a team led by Inspectors Satish Rana and Ashok carried out this operation under the supervision of ACP Vivek Kumar Tyagi. A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act, and further investigation is underway. The Special Cell had received intelligence that Pakistan-based ISI handler Shahzad Bhatti and his associates were conspiring to carry out a major terror incident in the Delhi-NCR region. Youths from Punjab had been recruited for this purpose. The accused maintained contact with Pakistani handlers using foreign mobile numbers to evade surveillance by security agencies.
Weapons and narcotics delivered via drones
Acting on this information, raids were conducted at several locations across Delhi and Punjab. The suspects were identified and arrested with the help of technical analysis and an informant network. Shubhdip Singh, alias Vishal (23), was the first to be arrested from Majitha Road in Amritsar, Punjab. A semi-automatic pistol, five live cartridges, and two mobile phones were recovered from his possession. During interrogation, Shubhdip revealed that he resided in the Tarn Taran area near the Pakistan border and used to receive consignments of weapons and narcotics sent from Pakistan via drones. He remained in contact with ISI handlers and drone operators through foreign numbers.
Shubhdip hails from the Tarn Taran district of Punjab. He lives approximately three kilometers from the Pakistan border. He has previously been arrested by the Punjab Police in a case registered under the NDPS Act. Based on information provided by Shubhdip, the police arrested two of his associates—Gurjant Singh alias Rishi (22) and Sajan Singh alias Honey (28)—in Punjab. Gurjant Singh alias Rishi also hails from Tarn Taran.
Sajan Singh alias Honey is a resident of Amritsar and has previously been arrested by the Punjab Police in a case under the NDPS Act. A foreign-made Zigana pistol, four live cartridges, and two mobile phones were recovered from their possession. The investigation revealed that both accused played an active role in receiving consignments of weapons and narcotics dropped from Pakistan via drones.
Fourth accused arrested in Delhi
During the investigation, the police arrested Gaganpreet (24) in Delhi on April 24, 2026. Significant digital evidence was recovered from his mobile phone. According to the police, Pakistani handlers had tasked Gaganpreet with conducting reconnaissance of religious sites, police stations, and police pickets in Delhi. He had also been instructed to execute a shooting incident in the city. Gaganpreet is a resident of the Fatehgarh Sahib district and came into contact with Pakistani handlers via social media. He was assigned the responsibility of recording and sending videos of Delhi’s police stations, pickets, and religious sites, as well as carrying out a shooting incident.
DCP (Special Cell) Praveen Kumar Tripathi stated that…
Preliminary investigations link this network to the smuggling of weapons and narcotics from Pakistan via drones and a conspiracy to carry out terror activities in the Delhi-NCR region. The police are now working to identify the ISI network, local accomplices, and other potential modules. A detailed investigation into the matter is underway.
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