New Delhi, March 30 (NationPress) A court in Delhi has remanded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Shabir Ahmed Lone to five days of police custody, related to the ongoing Metro poster investigation.

The Patiala House Court granted the request of the Delhi Police Special Cell, which argued that custodial interrogation was essential to explore the broader conspiracy linked to the recently uncovered terror network.

Lone was presented in court under heavy security measures earlier today.

During the proceedings, the Special Cell highlighted the necessity of interrogating the accused to identify potential recruits, locate his associates, and unveil the operational framework associated with this case.

Initially, the court reserved its ruling on the police's request for custody but ultimately approved the five-day detention.

Officials revealed that Lone was apprehended late Sunday night in the Ghazipur area by a Special Cell team led by DCP Praveen Pathi. He is believed to be a significant figure in a previously disbanded module tied to the Metro poster incident, which raised security alarms when inflammatory and anti-India posters appeared at various locations, including the Supreme Court Metro station and Janpath.

This case was initiated following a complaint lodged by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on February 8, prompting an urgent investigation.

Investigators noted that Lone has a history of arrests, having been detained in 2007 and again in 2015 in Jammu and Kashmir for possessing an AK-47 rifle.

After the prior module's disbandment, officials stated that Lone returned to India to explore establishing a new network and recruiting individuals for terrorist activities.

The Special Cell indicated that Lone had previously traveled to Bangladesh as part of efforts to create a new terror organization.

On February 23, the Delhi Police arrested eight suspects related to the same network.

Initial investigations suggest that this group was operating under Lone’s guidance.

Furthermore, officials mentioned that Lone had spent nearly a decade imprisoned on terrorism charges before being released on bail in 2019.

Post-release, sources indicate that Lone fled to Bangladesh and remained in contact with prominent LeT leaders, including Hafeez Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, both implicated in orchestrating the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

The Delhi Police are actively interrogating Lone to uncover intended targets and the complete extent of the alleged conspiracy.