Jammu and Kashmir: Police, Army bust terror module, three held in Reasi

SSP Reasi Rashmi Wazir here said that District Police Reasi and Army's RR unit from Mahore with active support from army intelligence has busted a major LeT revival plan in Mahore area of Reasi district.

"Three persons have been arrested who were in contact with Pakistani handler (LeT) Mohammad Qasim of Mahore, who had exfiltrated to POK in 2002," she further said.

The top cop added that on August 5, an information was received through reliable sources at Police Station Mahore that some unknown persons (anti national elements) in the area are in touch with LeT terrorists based in Pakistan to revive terrorist activities in Mahore with the intention to wage a war against the country and to disturb the sovereignty and integrity of India.

An FIR was registered and a Special Investigation Team was constituted to investigate the case.

During the course of investigation, the SSP stated that with the help of technical data analysis support from Army RR and intelligence Units working in Mahore area and interrogation of suspects by the SIT it has emerged that Mohammad Qasim, who exfiltrated to POK in the year 2002 (and some other youth of the area who are in POK) working for LeT outfit across the border was the mastermind behind the module and that he was trying to establish an OGW network so that Lashkar could utilise this new potential either as guides in infiltration or to recruit new ones in militancy from Mahore and adjoining areas, providing logistics support and establishing LeT base, facilitate the crossing of militants via various routes including but not limited to Rajouri Belt----Mahore---Nikin Gali---Kashmir Valley (Kulgam Area which has been used earlier also by terror groups).

The SSP said that till date three suspects namely Ghulam Hussain of Kulwa Mulas, Abdul Aziz of Sildhar and Ashfaq Ahmed of Malan Bathoie have been arrested who were in touch with the said Mohd Qasim via different means.

"Some Benami transactions in different accounts of these suspects has also been detected and some families of slain militants who have received financial aid from ISI have also been identified," she said adding that during investigation the involvement of more suspects has been found in this module and investigation in this regard was in progress.