Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 24: As many as 67 suspected people were detained for questioning in connection with the killing of a civilian by two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists at village Kunda Topa in Rajouri district on Monday night.
During investigations, credible evidence was obtained and the police identified one of the two terrorists involved in committing this act as a foreign terrorist with code name Abu Hamza, the officials said.
Police yesterday released the pictures of Hamza and announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on him.
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“A case under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Thannamandi. Till now, 67 suspected persons have been detained for questioning post this incident,” police said in a statement.
Mohammad Razaq (40) was killed on Monday in the Kunda Topa village of the Thannamandi area. Razaq worked in the Government’s Social Welfare department while his brother Mohammad Tahir Choudhary is a soldier in the Territorial Army, who escaped unhurt.
Police along with security forces deployed in the twin districts of Rajouri-Poonch range are working in close synergy to neutralise this group and dismantle their support ecosystem, the officials said.
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