Uttar Pradesh / ATS seals area in Lucknow's Kakori on inputs of terrorists hiding inside a house

Lucknow: ATS sealed the Kakori area of Lucknow on inputs of terrorists hiding inside a house. The bomb squad also reached the spot as ATS received information about a bomb planted in the area.

ATS  sealed the area and nobody was allowed to enter the lane. Nearby houses were also been evacuated as safety measures and further investigation is going on.

ATS also seized some amount of explosives from the terrorists and a pressure cooker bomb according to the inputs. 

According to sources, ATS has detained two terrorists of Al Qaeda and one of the arrested militants is being suspected to be involved in the Jammu blast. It is being said that the handlers of these terrorists are from Pakistan. The names of the terrorists are being said as Minaz and Masruddin.

Sources have further revealed that these terrorists are being interrogated and a search operation is underway to confirm if there are more terrorists in hiding. 

UP Police has stopped the traffic to enter the lane and barricading has been done in the area till the search operation continues.

It is pertinent to note that Kakori is a densely populated area in Lucknow and BJP Leader Kaushal Kishore lives nearby. Also, such an event has instilled fear among the locals.

According to the latest inputs, UP ADG Law & Order will hold a press conference at 5 pm today and will reveal further details about the operation.