200+ arrests, op spread out to 14 states: How Pak-based terror network was busted before Independence Day
Over 80 FIRs were filed, with significant recoveries, reinforcing India's zero-tolerance policy towards cross-border terrorism ahead of Independence Day.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared the dismantling of a terror network led by Shahzad Bhatti, an ISI-backed group, just before Independence Day. The network, which operated across 14 states, resulted in the arrest of over 200 terror suspects and the detention of 253 more operatives. Authorities registered 80 FIRs and recovered various weapons, including improvised explosive devices, grenades with Pakistan Ordnance Factory markings, pistols, live cartridges, and surveillance CCTV cameras.
The network, also known as the Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN), was involved in several terrorist activities and was linked to grenade, IED, and petrol bomb attacks, as well as targeted killings in India. The Indian government has zero-tolerance for cross-border terror, and Indian security forces successfully thwarted the group's plans for subversive attacks by launching coordinated operations across the states.
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