Click to play videoNew Delhi: The Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted the Indian Mujahideen module believed to be behind the three biggest terror attacks in the last two years.
Officials of the special cell of the Delhi police have arrested 6 alleged terrorists of the group from Delhi, Bihar and Chennai.
Going by the recoveries made, it seems the group was planning to target other places in the country.
The Police say they have recovered 2 AK-47 rifles, a 9 mm pistol, 5 kgs of explosives and 64 cartridges from the accused.
While the police chose not to react officially saying their operations to arrest the remaining members of the module were still on, sources told CNN-IBN that the planning for the German Bakery blast, Chinnaswamy Stadium blast and the Jama Masjid firing took place in Delhi.
The motive in each case was to attack foreign tourists.
The module hardly relied on technology and maintained a high degree of secrecy with each member being informed only about his specific task. Group members were well trained in the handling of sophisticated weapons and making explosives.
All the arrested operatives hail from north Bihar. Police sources say this area could well be the new recruiting centre for the Indian Mujahideen.
But for the police the top priority for now is the arrest of Ahmad Siddi Bappa or Yashin Ahmad, the man believed to be the leader of this group and the mastermind of Indian Mujahideen's operations in the country.
These arrests assume significance simply because the police believe this is the only active module of the Indian Mujahideen functioning since 2009. The interrogation of these men will give security agencies a chance to build more intelligence about the working of the group and the pattern of funding and training of terrorist operatives.
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