Hapur/Meerut, March 19 -- India's capital, Delhi, narrowly escaped a major terror attack following a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Intelligence Bureau (IB). Authorities arrested two suspects-Azim Rana from Hapur's Dhaulana area and his nephew Azad Ali from Meerut-who were allegedly involved in a conspiracy linked to a Pakistan-based handler, officials said on Thursday.
Investigations revealed that the suspects had been in contact for the past six months with Shahzad Bhatti, a notorious gangster believed to have close ties with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Bhatti reportedly used social media to recruit and manipulate Indian youths into carrying out reconnaissance and other terror-relate...