Security agencies have busted a terror plot and uncovered details by an operative identified as Umar Faruk who was allegedly looking establish a terror base in Kolkata, following instructions from a handler named Shabir Ahmad Lone to allegedly recruit Bangladeshi nationals and procure weapons locally for attacks across India.
According to security agencies, in December 2025, Umar was instructed to conduct reconnaissance (recce) of key locations across India, record and send video footage of sensitive establishments. “For this, more Bangladeshi nationals were to be recruited for operational support. Umar was directed to rent a hideout in Kolkata to serve as a terror base and share accommodation details with the handler,” the statement by officials read.
Shabir Ahmad Lone explicitly directed Umar to arrange weapons locally in India after which Umar began contacting local sources to procure arms. The plan was to create a self-sustained module capable of carrying out attacks without immediate crossborder movement of weapons. This method suggests an attempt to avoid detection at borders and rely on internal procurement networks.
Officials said Shabir Ahmad Lone Native of Kangan, Srinagar, J-K Previously arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell in 2007 with a large cache of arms including AK-47 rifles and grenades Allegedly linked in the past to Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi trained at LeT camps in Muzaffarabad backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Earlier on Sunday, the Delhi Police’s Special Cell busted a terror module being handled by a Lashkar handler based in Bangladesh, preventing a major untoward incident. Additional CP, Special Cell, Pramod Kumar Kushwaha, revealed that the plot involved pasting anti-national posters at metro stations in Delhi, including Kashmiri Gate, echoing terrorist slogans.
The CISF alerted the Metro unit of the Delhi Police, leading to the arrest of two suspects, Umar Farooq and Robil Ul Islam, in Kolkata. In a press conference, Kushwaha said, “A team from the Special Cell busted a module that was being handled by a Lashkar handler based in Bangladesh. A major untoward incident has been prevented.”
