253 Detained In 14 States In Crackdown On ISI-Linked Network
Indian security agencies conducted a massive, coordinated operation across 14 states, detaining 253 individuals linked to the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network. The group is accused of planning terror attacks and espionage, with authorities seizing IEDs and other weapons during the crackdown.
Why it matters
The operation represents a significant counter-terrorism success, highlighting the government's efforts to dismantle cross-border intelligence networks ahead of national holidays.
Security agencies have carried out one of the widest coordinated counter-terror operations in recent years against the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN), an alleged Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed syndicate accused of involvement in grenade attacks, IED blasts, petrol bomb incidents and targeted killings across India, officials said.The operation, conducted on August 12 through a real time intelligence-sharing mechanism involving central agencies and state police forces, led to the detention of 253 people across 14 states and has brought renewed focus on the scale and reach of the network's alleged activities in the country.Union Home Minister Amit Shah described the crackdown as a major success against cross-border terrorism, saying security forces had dismantled the Shahzad Bhatti Network and arrested more than 200 operatives linked to it.In a post on X, Mr Shah said coordinated operations were carried out at multiple locations across 14 states, resulting in substantial recoveries including IEDs, grenades bearing…
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