Delhi Police on Sunday arrested Riyaz Ahmed, a retired Army soldier and an member of the Islamic terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), from the New Delhi Railway Station.

Police said Ahmed was actively involved in the conspiracy along with two other individuals – Khursheed Ahmad Rather and Ghulam Sarwar Rather – coordinating with handlers across the Line of Control (LoC) to receive weapons and ammunition.

“The accused, Riyaz Ahmed, was a retired army personnel and was actively involved in hatching a conspiracy along with his associates to receive arms and ammunition from across the LoC by the terrorist handlers of LeT for carrying out subversive activities in J&K,” the Delhi Police said.

The arrest comes days after a successful operation by the Jammu & Kashmir Police, which led to the busting of the terror module operating from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Five terrorist associates were previously detained in Karnah for their involvement in smuggling various arms and ammunition.

Among the arrested was Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, found in possession of an AK series rifle, magazines, rounds, and pistols.