PULWAMA — Police on Friday claimed to have busted a module of Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit in Pulwama district in South Kashmir and arrested six militant associates.
Police spokesperson in a statement said, a militant module of proscribed militant outfit Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) was busted in Pulwama and six associates were arrested who have been identified as Rouf Ahmad Lone @ Amjid son of Ab Majeed Lone resident of Lelhar Kakapora, Aqib Maqbool Bhat son of Mohd Maqbool Bhat resident of Alochibagh Pampore, Javaid Ahmad Dar son of Gh Mohi-ud-Din Dar resident of Larve Kakapora, Arshid Ahmad Mir son of Ab Rashid Mir resident of Parigam Pulwama, Rameez Raja son of Gh Ahmad Bhat resident of Parigam Pulwama and Sajad Ahmad Dar son of Gh Mohi-Ud-Din Dar resident of Larve Kakapora.
During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that these arrested militant associates were involved in providing logistics, shelter, managing and transferring terror finance and motivating youth to act as hybrid militants, the statement said.
The investigating team also learnt that they were working for militant commander Reyaz Ahmad Dar @ Khalid @ Sheeraz of militant outfit LeT, resident of Sethergund Kakapora Pulwama and were in constant touch with him besides, on his directions were instrumental in perpetuating terrorism in the district, the statement added.
Accordingly, a case FIR number 19/20222 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Kakapora and investigation has been initiated, the statement ends.