J-K: 2 LeT Terrorists Involved In Grenade Attack On Civilian Arrested In Budgam

J&K Police arrested two hybrid terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) over their involvement in a grenade attack that injured a civilian on August 15.

Representative Photos | J&K Police arrested two hybrid terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) identified as Sahil Wani and Altaf Farooq alias Amir.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in Budgam involved in a grenade attack that injured a civilian on August 15.

Some terrorists hurled a grenade in the Gopalpora Chadoora area of the Budgam district in Kashmir on Monday evening, news agency ANI reported the police as informing.

The civilian who was injured in the attack was identified as Karan Kumar, he was rushed to the Srinagar Hospital for treatment. As per ANI, his condition there was reported to be under control and is presently stable.

Police on Saturday arrested two hybrid terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) identified as Sahil Wani and Altaf Farooq alias Amir. The vehicle used by terrorists was also seized.

Further investigation into the matter is underway.

Earlier on Saturday, Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a terrorist from Bandipora in a joint operation with the Indian Army. According to police, the arrested terrorist Imtiyaz Ah Beigh alias Ina Bhai is a resident of Beigh Mohalla Fatehpora in Baramulla district, ANI reported.

Police recovered incriminating materials, arms, and ammunition, including an AK 47 rifle, two AK magazines, and 59 AK rounds from his procession.

In another development, the NIA conducted searches at eight locations in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday in the case related to the interception of a drone used for the delivery of consignments of arms, ammunition, and explosives by a key module of The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, which was working at the behest of Pakistani handlers.

The locations raided by the counter-terrorism agency were in Srinagar, Jammu, Kathua, Samba, and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

(With Agency Inputs)