India / 3 LeT terrorists arrested in J&K, arms sent by Pak drones seized

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were arrested by security forces from Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Saturday, said the police. The terrorists are from Pulwama district and had gone to Rajouri to receive weapons dropped by Pakistani drones. The police added, "Arms and ammunition were recovered, including two AK-56 rifles, two pistols, four grenades and ₹1 lakh in cash."

Zee News : Sep 19, 2020, 03:29 PM

Jammu: In a major breakthrough, the security forces on Saturday arrested three suspected terrorists belonging to banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba from Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A large cache of arms and ammunition was also seized from the arrested LeT terrorists. According to the J&K Police, the LeT operatives had received the arms and ammunition through drones from Pakistan, the officials said on Saturday.

Police said a joint team of the security forces made the arrests. All three belong to South Kashmir`s Pulwama district and have been identified as Rahil Bashir, Amir Jan and Hafiz Younis Wani.

Police said they had gone to Rajouri to receive the weapons sent by drones from Pakistan.

IG Police Jammu Mukesh Singh said that the three belonged to the proscribed terror outfit LeT.

"The terrorists belong to Pulwama and Shopian districts of the Kashmir Valley. A huge cache of arms & ammunition have been recovered from their procession,” IG Mukesh Singh said.

The weapons recovered include two AK-56 rifles, 6 AK-Magazines with 180 rounds, two Chinese pistols, three pistol magazines with 30 rounds, four grenades and Rs 1 lakh in cash.