LeT module busted in Awantipora, four associates arrested:- Police
LeT module busted in Awantipora, four associates arrested:- Police
Civillian dead, 24 others injured in Amira Kadal Grenade
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Press Trust of Kashmir | Srinagar: Police on Sunday Claimed to have busted a LeT module in Awantipora and arrested four militant associates
Police in a statement said that Police have busted a militant module of proscribed outfit JeM in Awantipora and arrested 4 militant associates. Besides, in a grenade incident at Amira Kadal area of Srinagar, 23 civilians and one police personnel received splinter injuries while as one injured civilian succumbed to his injuries.
Police in Awantipora have busted a militant module of proscribed outfit JeM by arresting four militant associates identified as Umar Farooq Dar son of Farooq Ahmad resident of Shahbad, Soraj Manzoor Malik son of Manzoor Ahmad Malik resident of Midoora, Irshad Ahmad Lone son of Ghulam Mohd Lone resident of Midora and Afnan Javeed Khan son of Javid Ahmad resident of Shahbad, it adds.
During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that these arrested militant associates were involved in providing shelter, logistic support and transportation of arms/ammunition to the militant Umais @Usman and Abdul Rahman @Jaat a foreign militant, it adds.
Meanwhile, today at about 1620hrs, militant hurled a grenade at a civilian hotspot in Amira Kadal area of Srinagar. In this terror incident, 23 civilians and one police personnel identified as John Mohammad received splinter injuries. All the injured were shifted to hospital for the treatment of their injuries however, one elderly civilian identified as Mohammad Aslam Makhdoomi son of Mohammad Amin resident of Makhdoom Sahib age about 60 years succumbed to his injuries., it reads
Senior Police officers immediately reached at the terror crime spot and area has been cordoned off, it adds
IGP Kashmir said that Police is working hard for identification and arrest of involved terror criminal involved in today’s grenade attack and will smash this grenade throwing module at an earliest. He also said that Police have got some vital clues and investigation is rigorously going on in the right direction, it reads.
Regarding the incidents, Police have registered cases under relevant sections of law in respective Police Stations and investigation have been initiated, it adds.:-PTK.
