Kathua Police today recovered 3 IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and 3 sticky bombs (magnetic improvised explosive device) on the disclosure of arrested Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist Zakir Hussain Bhat. Further investigation into the case is going on: ADGP Jammu Mukesh Singh. The information was shared on Twitter by Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Police arrested Zakir Hussain Bhat in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, with a sticky bomb (magnetic improvised explosive device) and Indian currency on October 2, Daily Excelsior reported.
"Police teams conducted checks on specific input about the movement of a terrorist and arrested him," said Ramesh Kotwal, Senior Superintendent of Police in Kathua, Daily Excelsior reported.
He claimed that the arrested terrorist had multiple contacts with Jaish terrorists operating from Pakistan via various social media apps and had received a consignment of IED and Rs 20,000/- in Indian currency.
According to Kotwal, he was planning terrorist activities in the Jammu region.
He was previously convicted in a case and sentenced to 14 years in Kot Bhalwal jail before being released in 2019, according to the top cop.
The terrorist had formed ties with Pakistan-based Jaish terrorists and was attempting to resurrect terror activities in order to disrupt the peace in Jammu and Kashmir, he added.
The arrested terrorist is a member of the Jaish-e-Mohammad module, which is desperate to create terror activities by reactivating old terrorist contacts, Daily Excelsior reported.
He said that a case had been filed and that an investigation had begun.
(With Inputs From Agencies)