LeT’s grenade throwing module busted in Srinagar, 4 OGWs arrested

JJ CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Mar 23: J&K police on Wednesday busted a grenade throwing module in Srinagar and arrested four militant associates.
Police said the module was working on the directions of Lashkar-e-Toiba.
Police said an over ground worker Zubair Sheikh of Elahi Bagh Soura who was on his way to throw a hand grenade was arrested this evening at a checkpoint at Bemina.
“Zubair was intercepted by a police party and on being frisked one hand grenade was recovered from his possession,” a police statement said.
The accused was arrested on the spot and he was put to sustained examination.
“During questioning he revealed that he had received this grenade from another OGW, Shamim Ahmed Chilloo of Tankipora Shaheed Gunj. The accused confessed that he had received a consignment of four hand grenades and handed over one grenade each to Amir Rehman Dar of Tengpora Bypass, Shahid Ahmed Mir of Dangerpora Nowgam and Zubair Sheikh. Later raids were conducted on these locations and three OGWs were also arrested. On their instances three more hand grenades were also recovered,” the statement added.
“The first arrested accused was on his way to throw the recovered hand grenade today evening. The plans were thwarted by timely preventive action of naka party,” it said.
Police said during the course of investigation, it came out that the arrested accused were working on the directions of the LeT.