What happened

Security agencies reportedly dismantled an ISIS-backed gang before Independence Day to prevent planned violence around the national event.

Security agencies’ stated basis for the outcome includes a security investigation, evidence gathering, and arrests or disruption activity linked to the probe.

The public narrative asserts that security agencies prevented plots ahead of Independence Day and emphasised preparedness for the national event.

Background and earlier position

ISIS-backed networks are part of the broader counter-terror threat environment in India, where terror groups attempt to radicalise, recruit, and coordinate violence planning through small cells and support structures. In counter-terror operations, “dismantling a gang” typically means disrupting operational planning and enabling arrests so that legal prosecution can proceed through due process.

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