Srinagar, Aug 26: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday said to have arrested three Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in Bomai area of Sopore.
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In a statement issued here, a Police Spokesman said that today on 26 August 2022, during evening hours, a joint naka/MVCP was established by Sopore police, 22 RR, 179 BN CRPF at Bomai chowk in the jurisdiction of Police Station Bomai.
During checking a suspicious movement of three persons coming from Goripura towards Bomai was noted and were subsequently asked to stop, but they tried to flee from the spot, however were tactfully apprehended by the security forces. Upon their personal search three Hand Grenades, nine Posters, twelve Pakistani Flags were recovered from their possession.
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He said that during the preliminary questioning, they revealed their identity as Shariq Ashraf son of Mohammad Ashraf wani of Hadipora Rafiabad, Saqlain Mushtaq son of Mushtaq Ahmed War of warpora Sopore and Tawfeeq Hassan Sheikh son of Ghulam Hassan sheikh resident of Fatehgarh Baramulla
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the arrested persons are OGWs of proscribed militants organisation LeT and were in a constant search of an opportunity to carry out attacks on security forces and civilians including outside labourers.
Accordingly case has been registered at Police Station Bomai under relevant sections of law and further investigation is still going on, the Spokesman added.
