LeT terrorists held in Kashmir 'got visas from Pak high commission in Delhi'
February 03, 2018 19:32
Security forces have arrested two Pakistan-trained Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists in north Kashmirs Baramulla district, police said on Saturday.
The terrorists, who had gone to Pakistan on valid Pakistani visa to obtain arms training to undertake terrorist activities in the Valley, were arrested during a joint operation by the police, army and the CRPF, a police spokesman said.
He said the terrorists had obtained their passports specifically for the said purpose.
These militants of Lashkar-e-Tayiba were nabbed immediately after returning via the Wagah-Attari border before they could formally join the militant ranks here in Kashmir, he said, identifying the arrested as Abdul Majeed Bhat, resident of Kreeri, and Mohammad Ashraf Mir, from Pattan.
On questioning, the duo revealed they underwent training in Pakistan along with a large number of Pakistani boys, most of whom were from Balochistan and as young as 10, the spokesperson said.
The said terrorist training camps are located near Burma Town, in Islamabad, and being run by a terrorist commander operating under code names Hanzala, Adanan and Omar. Other terrorists imparting training to young boys are operating with code names Osama, Naveed and Hataf, he said.
The arrested terrorists were given Pakistani visas by the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, the spokesperson said.
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