Siliguri: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested two persons linked to Kashmiri terrorist groups from Srinagar. Both were in contact with the commanders and operators of Lashkar-e-Taiba sitting in Pakistan and were engaged in the work of supplying arms and money.
According to the NIA, the arrested accused have been identified as Mushayab Fayaz Baba alias Shoaib (20) and Hilal Yakub Deva alias Sethi Sob (35). They hailed from Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district and were working for Pakistan-based commanders and handlers of banned terrorist organizations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its frontal organization The Resistance Front (TRF).
NIA investigation has revealed that both the arrested accused were in constant touch with Pakistan based commanders and active members of various terrorist organizations through social media applications. He was working as an overground worker of the terrorists. As part of a larger conspiracy, they were actively involved in movement of arms and money from one place to another on the instructions of Pak based commanders and handlers.