Four LeT militants nabbed
Police has on Tuesday arrested four Laskar-e-Toiba militants in Handwara who were directed to lob grenades at police stations & public rallies in the area. Following a tip off that a person was roaming around Chinar Park in Handwara of Kupwara district planning to lob a grenade on the police station in the area.
A special team of Police rushed to the spot & arrested one Irshad Ahmed Hajam possessing a hand grenade. During interrogation, Hajam revealed that Lashkar-e-Toiba commanders Abu Hurrera & Abu Wakas held a meeting with the outfit’s cadres at Bumhuma Kupwara near forests some days back & assigned each of them a task of throwing grenades at different places & on different targets like police stations, public rallies in Handwara & Kupwara towns.
Special “Nakas” were laid by Police at Kulangam crossing Chogal & Nowgam crossing to arrest them. An official of Police said that the police succeeded in arresting three LeT cadres carrying two grenades each. Shahnawaz Shah was arrested at Handwara market, Tariq Ahmad Bhat at Chogal & Fayaz Ahmad Lone at Kulangam crossing.
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