Srinagar: The Police on Friday arrested a six-membered LeT module which assisted the slain Pakistani militant Saifullah in carrying out four attacks on security forces on Srinagar-Jammu highway this year.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar said an investigation into the attacks on security forces on September 28 on the highway near Tengan, culminated in the arrests of six people. Two CRPF personnel were martyred in the attack.
"These suspects were identified and subsequently picked up by the police for questioning. During the interrogation, they confessed about their involvement in assisting militants in the attacks. They were the associates of slain LeT ultra Saifullah who was killed in the Barzulla encounter earlier this week. Saifullah was involved in all the four attacks on security forces on the highway," Kumar said in a press conference.
The arrested individuals were identified as Waseem Ahemd Ganai, Faisal Mushtaq Ganai, Shakir Ahmed Dar, Suhail Shabir Ganai, Umar Nisar and Sahil Nisar.
