Two arrested for attack on CRPF in J&K

Police in Jammu and Kashmir arrested two people in connection with the Lawaypora attack which claimed the lives of two jawans. Police said that car used in the attack and cartridges have been seized.

Lawaypora: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday said that they have cracked the Lawaypora attack case which claimed the lives of two jawans in a terrorist attack on a CRPF vehicle.

Inspector-General of Police Vijay Kumar said, "Police have solved the case. Two overground workers have been arrested, one car seized, in connection with yesterday's Lawaypora terror attack."

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Kumar also confirmed that the militants decamped with an AK-47 rifle and said that the Budgam police is relentlessly working to curb the crime rate in Kashmir.

"Nadeem Abrar Bhatt, who is a member of LeT, was involved in the terror attack which killed two jawans. Two workers Muzaffar Ahmed Mir and Javaid Ahmed Sheikh did the recce of the area on March 24. Nadeem is a close relative of Mir. Mir and Sheikh helped Nadeem Bhatt and two foreign militants in carrying out the operation," Kumar said.

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"We have seized cartridges upon seizure of the vehicle. Efforts are on to nab the two foreign militants," he added.

Police have registered a case in this regard under relevant sections of law. The investigation was vigorously going on and officers continue to work to establish the full circumstances of this terror crime besides identifying the terrorists involved in the crime. The area was cordoned and searches in the area were on to nab the terrorists.

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