India says over 200 held after militant attacks foiled
A multi-state operation against a terror group allegedly backed by Pakistan was carried out across 14 Indian states on Aug 12, three days before India's 80th Independence Day.
More than 200 terror operatives linked to Pakistan were arrested in India, preventing potential subversive attacks around the country's Independence Day last week, Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Monday. This was one of the largest crackdowns on terrorism in recent years, according to Shah. The operation, which took place across 14 Indian states on August 12, targeted a terror group allegedly backed by Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Pakistan's foreign ministry did not comment on the matter immediately. Pakistan has previously denied allegations that it supports militant groups blamed for attacks within India. Shah claimed that the Modi government dismantled the ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network ahead of India's 80th Independence Day celebration, thwarting their plans for subversive attacks.
Evidence recovered by Indian agencies included pistols, live cartridges, grenades marked with Pakistan Ordnance Factory markings, and crude bombs. Both India and Pakistan claim that the other nation fosters and supports terrorism. The two nuclear-armed neighbors were involved in a four-day military conflict last year after India accused Pakistani attackers of killing 26 men at a tourist destination in Indian Kashmir.
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