Srinagar: Security forces on Friday arrested 2 hybrid terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit. A cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered from their possession.
On the basis of a specific input about the movement of terrorists in the district, police on Thursday laid special checkpoints, a police official said.
At one such special checkpoint at Sanat Nagar Chowk-Rangreth road area, security forces apprehended a hybrid terrorist along with a pistol and some rounds during checking, the official said.
Two Hybrid terrorists arrested by a team of Srinagar Police & 50RR. Names: Naveed Shafi wani of khrew Pampore & Faizan Rashid Teli of kadlabal Pampore.
— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) June 30, 2022
Arms/ammunition, explosives & incriminating material like 4 pistols, live rounds, 16 gelatine sticks, grenade etc. recovered. pic.twitter.com/UgfiZCHtIn
Upon his disclosure, a cordon and search operation was launched in Pampore area on the outskirts of the city, resulting in the arrest of another hybrid terrorist.
He said three more pistols and other arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession of the hybrid terrorist.
The two were identified as Naveed Shafi Wani, resident of Shar Shali Khrew Pampore, and Faizan Rashid Teli, resident of Kadlabal Pampore.
A case has been registered and preliminary investigation has found that the arrested terror associates have been involved in transportation of terrorists, arms/ explosive material and providing logistical support to terrorists of LeT in district Srinagar before as well, the official said.
Hybrid terrorist is a term coined by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir to describe those ultras who carry out a subversive task assigned to them by their handlers before slipping back into normal life. (PTI)
