According to the National Investigation Agency, the Simi operatives were planning to strike in Delhi or its surroundings.”The terror module was using Hyderabad and Vijayawada for logistics while planning a strike in the national capital.
A senior intelligence official of the AP police said, “There is a strong Delhi link emerging. According to the NIA, the Simi operatives were planning to strike in Delhi or its surroundings.”
He said that apart from the Delhi-Hyderabad train ticket recovered from the suspects, the NIA had “specific inputs” pointing to a plot to strike in the capital.
On Monday intelligence agencies of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were informed by the Central agencies that the suspects were using Hyderabad and Vijayawada for logistics, committing robberies to collect money for their activities and as hideouts.
It is suspected that Hyderabad, Nalgonda and Vijayawada have Simi supporters. The official revealed that the Nalgonda district has around 45 identified sympathisers of Simi and other terror organisations. The Telangana government is yet to hand over the investigations into the shootout, in which three police personnel were killed in two related incidents on Thursday and Sunday.
