The Delhi Police Special Cell on Saturday recovered a dead body, chopped into three pieces, from the Bhalswa drain in North Delhi. The body of the unidentified person was recovered after two persons were arrested for suspected links with terror groups.
The two arrested persons have been identified as Jagjit Singh alias Jagga and Naushad. During questioning, they confessed to their terror activities, and when the police searched their residences and nearby areas, the chopped body was found. Both the accused were arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) on Thursday.
“Delhi Police Special Cell recovered a dead body which was chopped into three pieces from Bhalswa drain after two suspects Naushad and Jagjit Singh told the police. The deceased is being identified,” the Delhi Police said in a statement.
During the raids at their rented house at Shradha Nand Colony in the Bhalswa Dairy on Friday, the police recovered hand grenades, three pistols and 22 live cartridges. The two person allegedly killed a man in the house, and they had also shared a video of killing the man with their handler. A forensic team collected blood samples from the house.
When police searched the area near the rented house, the found the body in the drain.
“During the investigation, in pursuance of disclosure, both the accused led the police team to their rented accommodation at Shradhanand Colony in Bhalaswa Dairy area from where two hand grenades were recovered, traces of human blood have also been found,” Delhi police spokesperson Suman Nalwa said.
When the police questioned the neighbours about the two men, they said that they had bought a new refrigerator but returned it a week later. Police suspect that the accused had chopped the man after killing him and kept the remains in the refrigerator, and later they dumped the body in the drain.
According to Delhi police, Naushad (56) is associated with Pakistan-based terror outfit Harkat-ul-Ansar. On the other hand, Jagjit Singh has links with member of the Devinder Bambiha gang and is also an associate of Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Dall. Jagjit Singh alias Jagga (29)has been allegedly receiving instructions from anti-national elements based abroad, as per police.
Naushad has been a life convict in two cases of murder. He has also undergone 10 years sentence in a case of Explosive Act. Jagga had jumped parole in a murder case in Uttarakhand.
Jagjit Singh alias Jagga and Naushad were arrested on January 12 by the Delhi police’s special cell over their suspected links with terror organisations. They were produced before a court on Friday, which remanded them to 14-day police custody.
