A case has been filed against the accused under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) as further investigation is underway, police said.
Three people were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla for allegedly having links with the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the local police said on Thursday.
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police along with security forces arrested three terrorist associates linked with proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and recovered incriminating materials and grenades from their possession, an official said on Thursday.
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The arrests were made in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. The police received input that some unidentified terrorists affiliated with LeT were moving in Baramulla town with the intent of targeting security forces.
Acting on intelligence input, the Baramulla Police and security forces arrested the three accused in Old Town Baramulla. They also recovered three grenades from their possession.
Informing about the arrest of the accused, Baramulla Police posted on X, “Terror module busted in old town Baramulla-Police arrests 3 terrorist associates of LeT outfit, Grenades recovered.”
According to the police, the accused, identified as Owais Ahmad Waza, Basit Fayaz Kaloo and Faheem Ahmad Mir, were assisting terrorists and providing them with information about security force movements.
The involvement of these three individuals posed a threat to the sovereignty and integrity of India. A case has been filed against the accused under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), police said. Further investigation is underway.
The police further said they aimed to disturb the “peace process in Baramulla in view of forthcoming Parliamentary elections”. In November last year, the Baramulla Police arrested four terrorists linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
