• 5 suspected members of Lashkar-e-Taiba detained at Srinagar, J&k

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    5 suspected members of Lashkar-e-Taiba detained at Srinagar, J&k

    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#2F2F2F"> Digital Desk: According
    to eye witnesses, five alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were detained
    on Thursday in the Jammu and Kashmir cities of Srinagar and Sopore along with a
    cache of weapons.



     



    Two of them, who were
    apprehended in Srinagar, were reportedly primarily involved in providing
    logistical support and assisting the terror organisation in moving terrorists,
    weapons, and ammunition. The other three were unclassified terrorists who were
    searching for a chance to carry out a terror strike when they were captured in
    Sopore.



     



    The police and
    Rashtriya Rifles forces in Srinagar set up special checkpoints in the Sanat
    Nagar Chowk-Rangreth road area where the first batch of arrests were made.
    During checking with a gun, one terrorist who was categorized by security
    agencies as a 'hybrid terrorist' was apprehended.



     



    'Hybrid terrorists' are
    individuals who are not on the security forces' list and are only seldom used
    by terrorist organisations to carry out operations.



    According to a police
    spokeswoman, an operation was initiated in the Pampore area based on the
    information he supplied, and one more hybrid terrorist was captured with three
    pistols.



     



    Naveed Shafi Wani of
    Shar Shali Khrew Pampore and Faizan Rashid Teli of Kadlabal Pampore were the
    two people who the police had identified. The spokesperson claimed that the two
    had previously assisted the terrorists of the outlawed terrorist group LeT with
    logistics support and the shipment of terrorists, weapons, and explosives.



     



    Six handgun magazines,
    ammunition, a grenade, gelatin sticks, wiring, and eight detonators, according
    to the police, were also found with them.



     



    In Sopore, authorities
    reported that three people who attempted to flee the scene were intercepted by
    a security check point set up by the police, Rashtriya Rifles, and CRPF at
    Takyabal Krankshivan.



     



    The spokesperson
    stated that during the search, "1 AK 47 rifle, 2 handguns, 2 magazines, 10
    pistol rounds, and 1 hand grenade were recovered from their possession."



    The three were identified by the police as Rahid Mushtaq,
    Amir Shafqat Mir, and Tahir Nisar Sheikh, all inhabitants of Amargarh and
    Baag-e-Rehmat, respectively.



    The trio were "uncategorised terrorists of proscribed
    terror organisation LeT," according to the preliminary inquiry, and they
    were "constantly looking for an opportunity to carry out terror activities
    in the area," the spokesman said.