India News | Accused Detained in Weapon-dropping Case of Phallian Mandal Associated with LeT, Says J-K Police
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The accused detained in the weapon-dropping case of Phallian Mandal is associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), said Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 13 (ANI): The accused detained in the weapon-dropping case of Phallian Mandal is associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), said Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday.
According to the police, the accused, identified as Irfan Ahmed Bhat, is a resident of Verinag in the Anantnag district.
The Jammu and Kashmir police detained Bhat on Tuesday. As per information shared by police, the detainee is associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and has confessed to having been in touch with handlers.
He had come here to receive the consignment which was already seized by the police, the police said.
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Jammu and Kashmir Police, earlier on October 2, recovered an AK-47, a night vision device, three magazines, and ammunition, which were dropped by a drone as was evident from the packing, from Phallian Mandal in Jammu.
More details in the matter are awaited. (ANI)
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