Suspected Hizbul terrorist Liaqat Ali arrested from Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI: A suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was arrested from Uttar Pradesh with police today claiming that they have unearthed a plot to create terror in the national capital ahead of Holi.

The alleged operative Liaqat Ali was on way to Delhi in a train when he was arrested from Gorakhpur, police sources said.

He was produced in a court yesterday which sent him to police custody for 15 days.

Sources claimed that he told them that some weapons were kept for him in a guest house in a Central Delhi locality.

A raid was conducted and some arms and ammunition were recovered.