The Delhi Police Special Cell found Pakistani links to a terror module and arrested three more suspects on Thursday, taking the total to five, having nabbed the other to suspects on Wednesday.

The police also recovered material used to make IEDs.

According to an ANI report citing sources, the accused were in contact with Pakistani handlers through several social media accounts, which is now being investigated.

The investigators said that the group's key member, Ashraf Danish, was operating the module from India while maintaining contact with Pakistan-based individuals via encrypted and social media platforms.

The probe has further revealed that the suspects were using these channels to radicalise youth in India and recruit them into the network.

Police sources said the group also ran multiple online groups aimed at spreading communal hatred and disturbing religious harmony, ANI reported.

Police had carried out raids in five states with eight suspects questioned. So far, five suspected terrorists have been arrested, including two from Delhi and one from Madhya Pradesh, Hyderabad, and Ranchi each, they said.

The Special Cell recovered a country-made pistol, live ammunition, chemicals including hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulphur powder, copper sheets, ball bearings, strip wires, electronic circuits, laptops, mobile phones, and cash from Danish. Officials suspect these materials were meant for making weapons and explosives.