Intel input flags ISI-backed '26-26' terror plot, Delhi Police issues wanted notice Security agencies have stepped up vigilance amid intelligence inputs suggesting a Pakistan ISI–Jaish-e-Mohammed conspiracy to disrupt Republic Day with coordinated attacks across India. AdvertisementMohammad Rehan is a terrorist associate with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). (Photo: Screengrab/India Today)Arvind OjhaNew Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 21, 2026 14:03 ISTEdited By: Ajmal AbbasIndian intelligence agencies have gathered inputs about a suspected terror conspiracy allegedly orchestrated by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in coordination with terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to carry out major attacks in India ahead of Republic Day, sources told India Today. According to critical intelligence inputs accessed by India Today, the operation has been code-named “26-26”, a reference to January 26. The alert has prompted heightened security measures across the country, particularly in sensitive locations such as Jammu and Kashmir and the national capital. advertisementFollowing the warning, Delhi Police has, for the first time, issued a wanted notice carrying the photograph of Mohammad Rehan, an Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) terrorist and a resident of Delhi.
