IANS[ SUNDAY, MARCH 06, 2005 09:34:32 PM]
NEW DELHI: With the killing of three militants and the arrest of two others here, police say they have uncovered a plot to strike at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehra Dun and major software companies in Bangalore.
The special cell of the Delhi Police on Saturday evening busted a module of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, when they first apprehended two operatives and later neutralised three others in the city. Two of those killed were Pakistanis.
"The militants who had made the Indian Military Academy in Dehra Dun their target were also planning to attack some big software companies based in Bangalore," Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Karnail Singh, told a press conference Sunday.
"The idea was to strike at the economic strength of the country as software is a major sector for India," he said.
Bangalore, known as India's silicon valley, houses software giants like Infosys, Wipro, Texas Instruments and others.
One of the arrested militants, Hamid Hussain, 28, had visited Bangalore in December 2004 along with another militant, identified only as Shams alias Pervez, who was shot dead Saturday, to map the locations of major software companies.
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