Arrested five suspected ISIS operatives who specialise in manufacturing chemical weapons  

Five suspected ISIS operatives, who were arrested in a joint operation spread across different states, specialise in manufacturing chemical weapons and were running a "Khilafat" model to recruit youngsters for the organisation. 

• The "Khilafat" model basically refers to occupying a place and then carrying out "jihad". The model was handled from Pakistan.
• The arrests were made in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Telangana.

Arrests

• Aftab and Abu Sufiyan, both residents of Mumbai, were arrested from Delhi's Nizamuddin railway station.
• Kamran Qureshi was arrested from Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh, and Huzaif Yemen from Telangana.
• Ashar Danish was arrested from Ranchi. Danish, a postgraduate in English who was the group's leader and went with a code name "Gazwa", disguised himself as a student and was caught during a raid at Tabarak lodge in Ranchi. Sources said he arrived in the city in January this year and is an expert in making bombs. 

the sources said, The accused were

• Part of the sleeper module of the terror organisation and were tasked with making bombs, procuring weapons and increasing the strength of the organisation,  
• Were in constant communication with their handlers in Pakistan through social media.

one of the sources said.

• "A pistol and several digital devices were recovered from the accused. Danish is an expert in making chemical weapons. Items and chemicals used by them for the purpose were recovered from their possession,"
• "It appears as though the group was assigned a major task," the source added.
• A large amount of chemicals and weapons cartridges were recovered from their possession. 
• Among the chemicals recovered were hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sodium bicarbonate, sulphur powder, pH value checker and ball bearings.
• Besides, a lap top, a mobile phone, weighing machine, beaker set, safety gloves, respiratory masks, a plastic container with a motherboard, wires, etc) were also recovered. 

More suspects are being questioned, the sources said. 

Source

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/arrested-isis-terrorists-made-chemical-weapons-ran-khilafat-model-delhi-police-ranchi-mumbai-madhya-pradesh-9256706