Jammu and Kashmir: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were apprehended by villagers in Reasi area of Jammu division, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Sunday. According to reports, the locals caught the terrorists with heavy arms and ammunition. In a series of tweets, the official handle of ADGP Jammu congratulated the local villagers for their courage and cooperation with the security forces. “Salute to the courage of the villagers of Tuksan in Reasi district. Villagers caught two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants with weapons; 2AK rifle, 7 grenades and a pistol. The DGP announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for the villagers,” wrote ADGP Jammu.
Salute to the courage of the villagers of Tucson, in #reasi District Seoni. Two #Terrorist Lashkar-e-Taiba caught with weapons by villagers; 2AK #rifles7 #grenades And a #Pistol, DGP announced #the prize 2 lakh for villagers. pic.twitter.com/iPXcmHtV5P— ADGP J (@igpjmu) 3 July 2022
Meanwhile, DGP Jammu and Kashmir Dilbag Singh announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for the villagers and lauded their courage.
In another tweet, the police revealed the identity of the arrested terrorists. They were identified as Faizal Ahmed Dar son of Pulwama resident Bashir Ahmed Dar and a classified terrorist and Talib Hussain son Haider Shah resident of Rajouri.
Meanwhile, LG J&K Manoj Sinha also lauded the bravery of the villagers and announced awards for them.
At least 2AK rifles, 7 grenades and a pistol were recovered from the arrested terrorists.
“I salute the bravery of the villagers of Tucson Dhok, Reasi, who nabbed two most wanted terrorists. Such determination of common man shows that the end of terrorism is not far off. UT government will give a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh to the villagers Valorous act against terrorists and terrorism,” he said.
Sharing information about the arrests, the Jammu Police said that the arrested terrorists were among the most wanted terrorists.
Rajouri police had recently recovered a large number of IEDs and recently busted a module of Lashkar in which two Lashkar terrorists were arrested and Talib Hussain was declared a fugitive and reward was announced on him. was done. Talib Hussain was in constant touch with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Qasim and was involved in civilian killings and grenade blasts in at least 3 cases of IED blasts in Rajouri district.
During preliminary interrogation, it was revealed that both the terrorists were also in touch with Salman, a Pakistani Lashkar handler.