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Delhi Police Says Karachi-Based Network Ran Foiled Mumbai Attack Plot

Investigators say the plot was run from Karachi with links to Pakistan‑based handlers.

Overview

  • Delhi Police Special Cell and central agencies say they busted a terror module after arresting multiple suspects and seizing weapons, hand grenades, phones, videos and chat logs.
  • Police named operatives held in Mumbai-area probes including Sajid Mehboob Shaikh and Tauqeer Rizwan Shaikh while a manhunt continues for a local recruiter known as Huzaifa.
  • Investigators allege Syed Mudassar Hussain, alias Munna Jhingada, coordinated the network from a Karachi safe house and that the group has ties to the Dawood Ibrahim underworld circle.
  • Agency sources report consignments of weapons were allegedly dropped in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, payments and escape promises to Dubai via Nepal were discussed, and interrogations revealed video calls and recruitment activity.
  • Probes are ongoing into funding, communications and logistics, Mumbai law enforcement has stepped up surveillance, and authorities caution that claims of ISI direction and cross‑border links are allegations under investigation.