The Jammu and Kashmir Police have busted an interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba terror module and apprehended five individuals, including absconder Abdullah, alias Abu Hureira.
Hureira had been on the run for the past 16 years and had managed to set up different bases outside the Union Territory. He was caught by the police on Tuesday.
Besides Hureira, one more foreign terrorist reportedly belonging to Pakistan, named Usman alias Khubaib, was also arrested in the major operation that involved police in Jammu and Kashmir as well as central agencies.
Teams of police and central agencies raided 19 locations across Rajasthan, Haryana, and Jammu and Kashmir and recovered incriminating material from the arrested individuals.
Investigations unearthed a deep-rooted LeT network involved in providing logistical and financial support to terrorists.
Officials said three Srinagar residents were among the five caught. They have been identified as Mohammad Naqeeb Bhat, Adil Rashid Bhat and Ghulam Mohammad Mir alias Mama. They were arrested for allegedly providing logistical support, including shelter and food, to terrorists.
The investigation further revealed that foreign terrorists managed to travel outside the country using forged documents and fake identities with the assistance of the Lashkar-e-Taiba network operating in other states.
According to officials, the arrested terrorists had infiltrated India around 16 years ago and remained active in several districts of the Kashmir Valley. Over the years, they handled and commanded about 40 foreign terrorists, most of whom have been killed by security forces in anti-terror operations.
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