Man accused of links with Mumbai underworld, Pakistan's ISI arrested

New Delhi: A man with alleged links to a D-Company operative and the Pakistan's ISI has been arrested in a multi-agency operation, police sources said on Wednesday.

The suspect, Huzaifa, is said to be a close associate of Munna Jhingada, a key figure in the Mumbai underworld who is believed to be operating from Karachi, was apprehended in an operation involving central agencies and the Delhi Police's Special Cell, they said.

Investigative agencies have been probing the alleged Mumbai underworld-Pakistan ISI nexus and had recently conducted coordinated searches and raids at multiple locations in Mumbai in connection with the case.


"Investigations indicated that Huzaifa had been assigned a task by Jhingada that was aimed at spreading fear and creating panic in the country," the police source said.

Huzaifa is expected to be produced before a court on Thursday. The Special Cell is likely to seek his custody through a production warrant.