Pak Terrorist Recced Delhi Sites, Tracked Army Movements In J&K: Sources

Mohammad Ashraf was also involved in tracking the movements of soldiers and their vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.

A Pakistani terrorist arrested yesterday in Delhi recced 10 spots in the capital and routinely sent details to his handlers in Pakistan, police sources said today, giving details gleaned from his interrogation. Mohammad Ashraf has allegedly told the police that he surveyed the Delhi High Court before the 2011 blast.

He has also revealed that he tracked the movement of army personnel in Jammu and Kashmir and regularly changed his phone numbers to stay below the radar.

Mohammad Ashraf, 40, arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell with a cache of weapons, was planning a big terror strike in the festival season, according to Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana.

His questioning will reveal whether he was involved in any terror attack in Delhi or any other city, said the police.