New Delhi, March 30 -- Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested Shabir Ahmed Lone, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) handler linked to a recently dismantled terror module associated with the Metro Poster case, marking a significant breakthrough in an ongoing counterterrorism investigation. Officials said Lone, who had previously fled to Bangladesh, was apprehended in the Ghazipur area following coordinated intelligence efforts.

Authorities describe Lone as a suspected sleeper cell operative who played a central role in directing a network uncovered earlier this year. On February 23, Delhi Police had arrested eight individuals-seven Bangladeshi nationals and one Indian-believed to be part of the same module. Investigators allege that Lone...