J&K: 2 LeT Terrorists Arrested In Sopore, Divulge Plan To Attack Security Forces & Civilians

J&K: The duo arrested in Sopore revealed that they were working as hybrid terrorists and Overground workers. They were planning to attack security forces and civilians in the area.

New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir's Sopore Police arrested two terrorists associated with terror outfit Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) after a joint cordon and search op launched by the police, Rashtriya Rifles, and CRPF in Botingoo village.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Imtiaz Ahmad Ganai and Waseem Ahmad Lone, arrested by Sopore Police. The police recovered one pistol, one pistol magazine, eight pistol rounds, and one Chinese hand grenade, news agency ANI reported.

"During preliminary questioning, the duo revealed that they were working as hybrid terrorists and Overground workers (OGW) respectively for banned terrorist organisation LeT and at the behest of active LeT terrorist Bilal Hamza Mir, were planning to attack security forces and civilians in and around Sopore area": J&K Police informed, as per ANI.

J&K: SIA Conducts Raids In Suspected Terror Funding Case

Notably, the State Investigation Agency of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday raided several locations linked to a head constable arrested on fraud charges to ascertain if he was also involved in terror financing, news agency PTI reported citing officials.

Mohammad Ramzan, who was arrested on Tuesday, has 16 bank accounts in his name with transactions running into crores. He was also in touch with 10 foreign mobile numbers and had procured a fake passport, they said.

As per officials, teams of the SIA raided the house of Dubai-based Abu Bakar in Bhatindi area of Jammu city.

"We are investigating to see if he (Ramzan) was also involved in terror funding as he has a number of accounts with transactions running into crores," an official said, as quoted by PTI.

Bakar, a resident of Doda, is at large and hiding in Dubai, they said.

A senior official informed that the case relates to duping people of their money on fake assurances and promises while also indulging in immoral activities having dangerous security implications for the state.

During the course of the raids at two different locations in Jammu and Kashmir, search parties have seized various incriminating material having a direct bearing on the investigation of the case related to terror funding, he said.

It was informed that the searches aim to dismantle the terror ecosystem across Jammu and Kashmir by identifying various overground workers, terror supporters, and against those involved in facilitating unlawful activities concerning national security.

Besides, analysis of the said material would follow and leads that would emerge would become the basis for further investigation in the suspected case of terror funding, the official said.

(With Agency Inputs)