Three militant associates arrested in Budgam

The Police in Budgam have arrested three terrorist associates linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT and recovered incriminating materials from their possession.

Srinagar:Acting on specific input, Budgam Police along with 53RR and CRPF have arrested three terrorist associates of proscribed terror outfit LeT. They have been identified as Mohd Yousuf Dar alias Janbaz Kashmiri, Abdul Majeed Mir alias Majid both residents of Chewdara Beerwah (both ex-terrorists) and Reyaz Ahmad Basmati resident of Safa Kadal Srinagar. These terrorist associates were also working for other proscribed terror outfit Tehreek ul Mujahideen.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that these terrorist associates were operating in Budgam and Srinagar districts with the aim to target newly elected DDC members and to disrupt recently conducted DDC elections. They were in touch with handlers in Pakistan.

These terror associates under the garb of securing admissions in Pakistani educational institutions were managing contacts with Pakistan based terror handlers to recruit youth and revive terrorism in Budgam. They were also involved in several grenade attacks in district Srinagar.

The terror associates have also disclosed that their motive was to recycle the ex-militants and target DDC members, security forces and political workers. This group has also been active in issuing threat letters to political workers in recent past, the same has also been recovered from their possession.

Incriminating material including two Hand grenades, 25 AK-rounds, four detonators, mobile phones used to contact with Pakistani handlers, threat posters have been recovered from their possession. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation.