SRINAGAR: A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was arrested along with a grenade in the frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara, official sources said here tonight.
Following specific information, police intercepted a person at Sogam market in Lobal in Kupwara at around 1900 hrs, they said. “During checking, a grenade and cash was recovered from the person, who has been identified as Abu Ukasha alias Hanzullah, believed to be a Pakistani resident,” the sources added. The militant was immediately taken into custody.
Meanwhile, they said two suspects who were accompanying the commander manage to give a slip to the police, adding a manhunt has been launched to apprehend the accused. (AGENCIES)
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