The Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday said two wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) men, including ‘commander’ Talib Hussain, were apprehended by locals and handed over to the police in a village in the Jammu division’s Reasi district. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced a reward money of ₹5 lakh for the villagers.
A police spokesperson said the LeT militants, Hussain from Jammu’s Rajouri and Faisal Ahmed Dar from south Kashmir’s Pulwama, were apprehended by the villagers of Tukson Dhok who “showed extreme courage in apprehending them”.
Two AK rifles, seven grenades, one pistol and a huge quantity of ammunition were recovered from their possession, the police said.
