The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested three terrorist associates of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit within the Kulgam district of South Kashmir. With this, the J&Okay police foiled a serious terror assault within the valley. It is notable that previously few months, terrorists have been carrying ambush assault on military automobiles. The seized weapons point out in direction of one other such deliberate assault.
In a press release, the Kulgam police stated that in the course of the investigation of case of the UAPA, police from Qaimoh station, together with the Military (1RR, 1 Para(SF)) and CRPF (18 BN), apprehended three terrorist associates.
The people have been recognized by the police as Ubaid Khursheed Khanday, Maqsood Ahmad Bhat and Umer Bashir. All three are residents of Thokerpora Qaimoh, Kulgam.
The police recovered 2 AK-series rifles, eight AK-series magazines, 217 AK rounds, 5 hand grenades, and a pair of journal pouches from their possession.
A senior police officer acknowledged that the arrested terrorist associates have been in shut contact with energetic terrorists of the banned outfit LeT/TRF and have been planning to hold out main terrorist actions within the Kulgam district. Their well timed arrest has efficiently averted a serious tragedy.
