Overview

• Delhi Police Special Cell, Jharkhand ATS and Ranchi Police arrested Ashar Danish in Ranchi and Aftab in Delhi during coordinated raids.
• Danish was picked up from Tabarak Lodge in Islamnagar, Ranchi, with electronic devices, while searches recovered a weapon, chemicals suspected for explosives, maps and documents.
• Teams conducted multiple searches across Delhi and Jharkhand, with at least six to eight others detained for questioning, and Delhi Police plan to seek remand.
• Delhi officers say the duo were suspected of planning a terror activity in the Delhi‑NCR and in touch with a module abroad, whereas Jharkhand ATS notes the case cites disturbing religious harmony and that formal links to a radical group are not yet established.
• The action comes as the Special Cell separately reported busting an ISI‑linked espionage network involving SIM cards used from across the border.