MEERUT, July 8 -- The arrest of two Muzaffarnagar residents by the Delhi Police as part of an alleged ISI-linked terror module has prompted a parallel investigation by the Muzaffarnagar Police and the Local Intelligence Unit (LIU), even as the families of both accused insist they were innocent and misled.

The Delhi Police on Monday arrested six alleged terrorists said to be linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), including Danish alias Chand Miyan and Salman, both residents of Anty village under Khatauli police station in Muzaffarnagar.

Following the arrests, teams from the Muzaffarnagar Police and the LIU visited the homes of the two accused and launched a separate inquiry.

Muzaffarnagar SP City Amrit Jain said the all...