SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a militant module in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
A police spokesman in a statement said that Awantipora Police along with 42RR and 180 BN CRPF busted a militant associate network of proscribed outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad involved in grenade lobbing incidents in Tral area of Awantipora and Sangam area of Anantnag district.
The spokesman said that they have been identified as Aijaz Ahmad Bhat son of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat resident of Larow Tral, Umer Jabar Dar son of Mohammad Jabar Dar resident of Wagad Tral, Suhail Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Bhat resident of Dogripora Awantipora, Sameer Ahmad Lone son of Ghulam Mohammad Lone resident of Darganiegund Tral , Mohammad Amin Khan son of Ghulam Hassan Khan and Rafiq Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Ahad Khan both residents of Handoora Tral.
Cops bust terror-associate module of Jaish-e-Mohammad
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Updated: Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 17:14 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 23: A terror associate module of the Jaish-e-Mohammad involved in grenade lobbing incidents in the Tral and Sangam area of Anantnag district has been busted by the Awantipora Police along with 42RR and 180 BN CRPF.
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The arrested terror associates had been in contact with Pakistani handlers and had targeted security forces by lobbing grenades on them.
Those arrested had also pasted posters threatening people in the Tral area to boycott elections.
The arrested terror associates have been identified as Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Mohd Amin Khan, Umer Jabar Dar, Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Sameer Ahmad Lone and Rafiq Ahmad Khan
Police Bust Jaish-e-Mohammed Outfit In J-K s Pulwama; 6 Associates Held
A preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested militant associates were in contact with Pakistani handlers, the official said
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Security forces have busted a module of the proscribed terror outfit, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), in Jammu and Kashmir s Pulwama district by arresting six militant associates who were involved in grenade-throwing incidents, police said on Wednesday.
A terror-associate network of the JeM involved in grenade-lobbing incidents in the Tral area of Awantipora and the Sangam area of Anantnag district has been busted, a police spokesperson said.