Lucknow: Anti-Terrorist Force (ATS) Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday searched several locations in Kanpur where stopped accused, Minaz Ahmad and Masiruddin, used to live during their Canpur visit.
ATS detained five people but let him after being questioned.
According to ATS officials, Minaz and Masiruddin are members of the Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind, Al-Qaeda Help Unit, and is planning an explosion in the country around independence day.
Meanwhile, the five member of the Special Cell of Police Delhi also reached Leanow on Tuesday night to question suspects arrested.
While senior ATS officials still turned tight about developments in Kanpur, the beneficial sources of investigations claimed that the search was conducted and five young men were questioned.
They said ATS was looking for Shakeel, the legs of terror were accused.
Inspector General of Police, ATS, GK Goswamy said: “This is a sensitive case and many things that have not been verified before reaching any conclusions.
We have obtained the cessation of suspects captured and will face them with the evidence we have collected during the investigation.
So far , the captured duo has denied visiting any foreign country or has a passport.
“An officer said so far there was no clear evidence had been found to determine how the suspect who was arrested managed to get weapons and how and in his instructions they made an improvised explosive device (IED) in the form of a pressure stove bomb.
A team of Delhi police special cells landed on Lucknow on Tuesday night and is expected to question the suspects on Wednesday reported about their relationships and partners in their national capital.
Last year, Delhi police specifically arrested a suspect, Yusuf Khan, and claimed that he was associated with ISIS and strike planning wolves alone in Delhi.
Special cells also raided their homes in the Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh and restored two suicide vests with leather straps, 15kg explosives with trigger batteries stored in a metal box.