INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
operation conducted by the counterintelligence police of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.Following specific intelligence input, police raided
operation.The Vizianagaram Town-II police produced the duo in the local court, which remanded them to judicial custody for two weeks
The official added that they were booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for plotting terrorist acts and
endangering public peace.Preliminary investigations revealed that Siraj had completed his engineering studies and was searching for a job,
while Sameer was employed at a lift-operating company.Siraj had moved to Hyderabad from Vizianagaram under the pretext of preparing for the
Group-2 competitive exams
During his stay in Hyderabad, he reportedly held multiple meetings with Sameer to discuss their terror plans.Later, Siraj returned to
Vizianagaram to write the Group-2 exam and had the explosive chemicals delivered to his address, intending to use them for planned bomb
from an unidentified terror handler based in Saudi Arabia, who was communicating with them primarily via Instagram and providing directives
for planning and executing terrorist activities in India.Following these instructions, Siraj and Sameer allegedly began methodically
They reportedly aimed to expand their operations across India
The accused procured explosive chemicals like potassium chlorate and sulphur online and educated themselves about bomb-making through online
terrorists.That attack, which targeted Hindu tourists in the scenic Baisaran Valley, led to a strong military and diplomatic response from
India, including Operation Sindoor, a cross-border retaliation strike aimed at nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied
Kashmir.Source: Hindustan Times--Agencies
