12 suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists from Delhi, UP detained

The police also recovered explosives from their possession after a series of overnight raids

Delhi Police has detained 12 persons suspected to be linked with Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who have been planning an attack in the city and recovered explosives from their possession after a series of overnight raids in the national capital and neighbouring states.

The ongoing raids are part of a joint operation of Delhi Police and a central intelligence agency.

"We have detained 12 people from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh for subscribing JeM ideology. They were detained late Tuesday night. One IED has been recovered from them," Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Arvind Deep said.

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The official said all the suspected terrorists are under the age group of 30 years.

"Some of them are permanent residents of Delhi and some are from the neighbouring state Uttar Pradesh," he added.

While a team of the force's anti-terror unit Special Cell zeroed in on two of the youths, while they were allegedly in the process of making improvised explosive device, from east Delhi's Gokulpuri area, names of the others emerged during their questioning and they were tracked down one after another in the wee hours today, a senior official said.

Special Cell teams are conducting raids in Delhi and UP, and several arrests are likely in the next 24 hours.

Explosives have also been recovered from their possession.

The 12 are being questioned by Special Cell sleuths and intelligence officials.

Investigation is underway, the senior official added.