The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested three persons suspected of plotting terror attacks in multiple locations in the country.
The operation was carried out jointly with the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, CI cell Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra ATS, the Punjab and Bihar police.
The arrests were from Mumbai, Jalandhar and Bijnore in west Uttar Pradesh. Six others are being questioned. “Legal action will be taken against them on the basis of evidence,” the UP ATS said in a statement.
Searches were carried out in Mumbai, Ludhiana, Narkatiaganj (Bihar), Bijnor and Muzaffarnagar (UP).
Details of the arrested persons will be released shortly, police said.
According to the UP police, the operations were carried out based on inputs that the suspects were part of a module that was building a new organisation to carry out terror attacks.
The group was allegedly recruiting fresh members.
