An alleged member of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, Sajjad Khan, who is believed to be a close aide of Pulwama attack mastermind Mudassir, was arrested in New Delhi, police said on Friday.
Sajjad Khan (27), a resident of Pulwama, was arrested near the Lajpat Rai market late on Thursday night, they said. "Mudassir, the mastermind of the Pulwama attack, was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir recently," Pramod Singh Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), said.
Sajjad was tasked by Mudassir to establish a sleeper cell in Delhi, the officer added. Over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in Pulwama after a Jaish terrorist rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into their bus, which was part of a convoy going to Srinagar from Jammu in February.
