Overview
- Delhi Police Special Cell said it arrested seven operatives in mid‑June and later moved to detain additional suspects after an intelligence tip uncovered a Pakistan‑linked module run by handlers named Shahzad Bhatti and Ajmal Gujjar.
- Officers recovered five semi‑automatic pistols, 41 live cartridges, seven mobile phones, an SUV and bank‑account details that police say show communications with Pakistan‑based handlers and reconnaissance of public sites.
- Police allege the group smuggled weapons and narcotics into India via drone drops across the Punjab border and used dead‑drops, disposable numbers and encrypted apps to coordinate recruitment and deliveries.
- Separately, Delhi Police Cyber Cell (East) arrested 10 people in a mule‑account supply racket and seized POS machines, cheque books, ATM cards and phones used to receive and move proceeds of online fraud.
- Investigations are ongoing as police trace financiers, absconding operatives and the full money trail, and regional forces have also recovered funds and made arrests in linked cyber‑fraud cases.