Hyderabad Police on Sunday arrested three suspected terrorists who were allegedly planning to carry out fidayeen attacks in the city at the behest of
Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI. The police have seized four grenades, ₹ 5 41,800 in cash and a motorcycle from all of them.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand gave this information.
All the arrested persons, who were trying to carry out the terror attack, have been identified as Abdul Zahid (40) of Moosarambagh, Mohammad Samiuddin (39) of Saeedabad and Maz Hasan Farooq (29) of Humayun Nagar. The accused had conspired to carry out terrorist acts including blasts and lone wolf attacks.
Zahid was earlier also involved in terrorism-related cases,
he said, adding that Zahid had received a consignment of four grenades and was on his way to carry out terror attacks in
Hyderabad. On specific information, raids were conducted and three people were arrested in Malakpet, the commissioner said. According to preliminary information gathered by the police, Zahid was earlier involved in several terrorism-related cases in
Hyderabad, including the 2005 suicide attack on the
Hyderabad City Police Commissioner's task force office Begumpet.
Everyone was in touch with their Pakistani masters
The three suspected terrorists were in regular contact with three ISI-LeT bosses Farhatullah Ghori alias FG, Siddiqui bin Usman alias Rafiq alias Abu Hamzala and Abdul Majeed alias Chhotu. These three ISI handlers, all natives of
Hyderabad and wanted in many cases, have now settled in
Pakistan and are working under the aegis of ISI.