Six individuals were arrested in the Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday by a special team of the Delhi Police in connection with alleged online posts supporting Pakistan-based terrorist organisations, officials said.
According to police sources, the arrests followed intelligence inputs and a subsequent investigation, which indicated that the suspects had allegedly used forged Aadhaar cards to conceal their identities and secure employment in the Tirupur garment industry. A special team from the Delhi Police Q Branch travelled to Tamil Nadu to carry out the operation.
The six suspects were apprehended from multiple locations across the district — two from Uthukuli, three from Palladam and one from the Thirumuruganpoondi area. During the operation, authorities seized eight mobile phones and sixteen SIM cards. Preliminary investigations suggest the accused used fraudulent identification documents to obtain work in local garment factories.
The arrested individuals were subsequently transported to Delhi by train for further questioning and investigation.
The arrests come amid heightened security concerns in the national capital following intelligence alerts regarding a potential terror threat near the Red Fort. According to intelligence sources, areas around the Red Fort and parts of Chandni Chowk, including prominent temples, remain under surveillance amid concerns of a possible plot by the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Intelligence inputs suggested the group could be planning an improvised explosive device (IED) attack, potentially targeting a temple in the Chandni Chowk area. Sources stated that the organisation was allegedly seeking to avenge a mosque blast that occurred in Islamabad on 6th February and might be planning a major strike in India. They further indicated that prominent religious sites across the country could remain potential targets.
In Tirupur, the arrests have raised concerns within the textile export community. K.M. Subramanian, President of the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA), stated that the association had learned of the arrests of six Bangladeshi workers from factories in the city by the Delhi Special Police. He described the development as unacceptable and said the association had previously issued instructions to members, exporters and stakeholders to exercise caution when hiring migrant labourers.
Subramanian added that the association would renew awareness efforts and conduct a meeting to advise exporters and domestic manufacturers to thoroughly verify the identity credentials of workers before employment.
