A local court on Wednesday sent five operatives – two Pakistani nationals and their three local supporters – affiliated with proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit to 10 days police custody in Srinagar.
The five were arrested following the uncovering of a “deep-rooted" interstate LeT module headed by Pakistani terrorist Abdullah, alias Abu Hureira, who had been on the run for 16 years and successfully established bases outside the Union Territory.Hureira, along with another Pakistani terrorist Usman alias Khubaib and three Srinagar residents identified as Mohammad Naqeeb Bhat, Adil Rashid Bhat, and Ghulam Mohammad Mir alias Mama, was arrested on Tuesday.
The five were produced in a local court in Srinagar which remanded them in police custody for 10 days, the official said.They said a number of suspected persons were picked up for questioning as the probe is underway to identify additional associates, financiers, facilitators, safe houses and inter-state linkages.
The busting of the LeT network in a major operation comes six months after the dismantling of a "white-collar" terror cell centred at Faridabad's Al Falah University that was linked to the Red Fort blast on November 10, 2025.The operation, which began on March 31 and was monitored by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat who camped in Srinagar, has unveiled the funding and financial pattern of the LeT, officials said.The terrorists used forged documents and identities to create a network not just in Jammu and Kashmir, but in several other states, they added.
Over the last few days, Srinagar police along with police forces of other states and central agencies carried out searches at 19 locations across Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Haryana.The raids led to the recovery of a large cache of weapons, including four AK assault rifles, pistols, hand grenades and electronic gadgets.
The two Pakistani terrorists are categorised as 'A+' grade militants and the officials said they infiltrated India approximately 16 years ago and remained active across various districts of the Kashmir Valley, commanding around 40 foreign terrorists over the years, most of whom have since been neutralised, the officials said.
Forged documents with addresses from other states were recovered from Abdullah and Usman, indicating the use of false identities to facilitate movement outside the valley, they said.Probe findings also suggest that one foreign terrorist managed to travel outside the country on a valid passport made from forged documents.
The elaborate network began to unravel on March 31 when the first of the three Srinagar residents, Naqeeb Bhat, was arrested from Pandach area along with a pistol and other incriminating material.The officials said the probe indicates that a foreign terrorist managed to travel outside the country on the basis of forged documents and identity with the help of the Lashkar-e-Taiba network in other states.During the investigation, following disclosures from those arrested, various hideouts were also busted in forested areas in and around Srinagar.
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