The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police said three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were arrested with weapons dropped by a drone from across the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday.
“Three persons had travelled from Kashmir to Rajouri to receive a weapon and cash consignment from across the LoC from a drone. On Friday, the trio was chased by the police and the Army. One of them hurled a grenade at the forces, which luckily didn’t explode and all the three persons were caught alive,” said Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh during a press conference in Rajouri.
The police said the three arrested persons were located in Gurdan near Rajouri town. They were identified as Rahil Bashir, alias Ayan Bhai, and Amir Jaan, alias Hamza, from Pulwama, and Hafiz Younis Wani, alias Zubair, from Shopian. “Amir, alias Hamza, is the one who threw a hand grenade at the search party,” the police said.
Mr. Singh said all the three are affiliated with the LeT outfit. “They were in touch with the handlers from across and had received weapons and cash through drones,” he said. The neighbouring country is trying hard to keep the pot of militancy boiling in Rajouri and Poonch districts, he added.
“Two AK 56 rifles, two pistols, four grenades and ₹1 lakh in cash have been recovered. This weapon consignment and cash was aimed at fuelling militancy in Kashmir,” he said.
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu, Mukesh Singh, said a huge consignment of heroine weighing 7 kg and worth ₹7 crore was also recovered on September 14 and one person was arrested from Kulgam. “Later, three more were arrested from the Poonch district. Their interrogation led to the recovery of 4 kg of heroin worth ₹4 crore, besides IED making material and a pen drive," the IGP said.
The pen drive had content related to training sessions on how an IED can be prepared, he added.
