Hafiz Saeed's son-in-law Khalid Waleed masterminded Pampore attack

NEW DELHI: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed’s son-in-law Khalid Waleed is suspected to be the mastermind behind Saturday’s attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pampore (J&K) that killed eight jawans and injured 22. According to a report in the Times of India, Waleed is suspected to have masterminded the Pampore attack with two of his deputies Hanzla Adnan and Sajid Jat playing handlers to the two terrorists who rained bullets indiscriminately at the bus carrying security personnel. Lashkar-e-Toiba commander for south Kashmir Abu Dujana, meanwhile, arranged the local logistics. According to intelligence sources, terrorists entered India between 15-20 June from PoK with clear instruction to attack on security forces and were using code word 'Ahmed wala Kaam' for attack. Security agencies believes a control room, consist of 15-20 men of LeT, ISI, Pakistan Army and software experts, was set up in PoK for smooth infiltration of these terrorists. The attackers were getting instructions from PoK also provided local support in valley by the surrendered terrorist namely Ruhul Amin Dar who dropped these terrorists at attacking point in Pampore. The two terrorists, who attacked the CRPF convoy,  were moving in the valley for almost 6-7 hour and no one noticed them. Eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and 22 others injured in an attack on their bus by two LeT ‘fidayeen’ terrorists. The two Lashkar militants were also gunned down. Lashkar-e-Taiba spokeman Abdullah Gaznavi claimed his outfit’s responsibility for the attack through a statement mailed to some local news agencies in Srinagar. He also admitted that both of the outfit’s militants involved in the attack have been killed. “A vehicle carrying CRPF troops back after routine duties was attacked by two LeT terrorists in Fristbal area near Pampore town on Srinagar-Jammu national highway,” a CRPF spokesman had said. “Two LeT terrorists travelling in a private car came from the opposite direction and got down in front of the CRPF bus, resorted to indiscriminate firing and later tried to enter the bus,” he said, adding the CRPF’s road opening party (ROP) “swiftly swung into action and gunned down both the terrorists”, he had said.