Omar leads ministers, officials to border Poonch district
This was the first outreach of Omar after becoming CM of Jammu and Kashmir.
The two terrorists nabbed in Baramulla yesterday, according to Jammu and Kashmir police, are new recruits of the banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla Rayees M Bhat, speaking to the media, said, “Two new LeT members were apprehended. We stopped them from launching attacks against local leaders and minority communities.” Their possession included two firearms, 18 live rounds, and three magazine pistols.
He went on to say that they have uncovered handlers not only in North Kashmir, but also in South Kashmir.
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Irshad Mir and Zahid Bashir of Pattan’s Nehalpora have been named as the terrorists apprehended.
“The investigation into the case established that the youths had joined the proscribed terror outfit LeT. Inputs further revealed that both the terrorists were tasked to operate in the general area Pattan for targeting vulnerable soft targets and PRI members/minority community,” the SSP said.
(with inputs from ANI)
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