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The Delhi Police on Tuesday, November 19, approached the Delhi High Court against a trial court order that had denied an extension of the investigation period in the Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) module case.

Notably, on Monday, the Patiala House Court dismissed the plea filed by the special cell of the Delhi police seeking an extension of the investigation period.

Additional Sessions Judge Dr Hardeep Kaur rejected the plea seeking a 90-day extension, noting that the 90-day investigation period was soon going to be over.

However, during the course of proceedings today, Additional Public Prosecutor Lakshay Khanna, while mentioning the matter before the division bench of Chief Justice Manmohan-led bench, said, "The 90-day period of investigation was going to be over today."

The court accordingly allowed the listing of the matter.

On September 12, the court had remanded 11 accused to judicial custody after police interrogation. The accused persons were allegedly the members of the said training module headed by one Ishtiyaq of Ranchi, Jharkhand.

The Delhi Police had informed the court that it had arrested 11 accused in a joint operation by police forces from Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan, Ranchi. "In a coordinated intelligence operation conducted by the Special Cell of Delhi Police in association with state police forces of Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and UP, an AQ-inspired module was busted," it added.

The joint operation led to the bursting of a module that aspired to declare Khilafat and execute serious terrorist activities within the country, as per the police. 

According to the Delhi police, it was alleged that the members of the module underwent indoctrination and weapon training at multiple places. It was further informed that six accused were detained from Bhiwadi, Rajasthan while undergoing weapon training, and eight were detained from Jharkhand and UP.

The police had reportedly also recovered arms and ammunition, including one AK-47 rifle, one .38 bore revolver, 6 live cartridges of .38 bore, 30 live cartridges of .32 bore, and 30 live cartridges of AK-47, among other things.

[Inputs: ANI]