Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were arrested in the Pattan area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday. Security forces have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, including two Chinese pistols, two pistol magazines, 10 Amn pistols, and two Chinese grenades.
The duo, Aqib Mohd Mir and Danish Ah Dar are both residents of Sopore.
In a related update, four terrorists, including a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, were killed in an encounter that broke out in the Mahwah area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district early house of April 21, said police. In the operation, LeT commander Yousuf Kantroo, who was on the list of top 10 most wanted terrorists was neutralised.Providing details of the encounter, the Kashmir Zone Police tweeted. "Top LeT terrorist Commander Yousuf Kantroo killed in Baramulla encounter. He was involved in several killings of civilians & SFs personnel including the recent killing of JKP’s SPO & his brother, one Soldier and one civilian in Budgam district. A big success for us: IGP Kashmir".
After receiving inputs concerning the movement of two terrorists heading towards Srinagar in a vehicle, the security forces deployed personnel at various spots along the national highway and surrounding bylanes.
Observing the suspicious driving of a Tavera, the vehicle was stooped but two individuals jumped off the vehicle and fled towards a nearby wooded orchard area. Security personnel chased the two and succeeded in nabbing the duo.
As per the preliminary investigation, the duo belongs to the JeM hybrid module and was looking for targeting of PRIs and minority/outsiders. The successful apprehension of the terrorists has foiled major terror plots and busted a module that was aiding the execution of various terror attacks including the killing of sarpanches and more. Further investigation is underway.
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