Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir police today busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba module, arresting four persons who were working as Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
The police in a statement issued here said that four persons were arrested for working as OGWs for the Lashkar outfit and were providing logistic support to militants. A police official said that the module was busted by joint teams of security forces after acting on a specific lead.
“On a credible input, Budgam police along with 53 RR arrested four militant associates identified as Waseem Ganie, son of Abdul Aziz Ganie, Farooq Ahmad Dar, son of Muhammad Sultan Dar, Muhammad Yasin, son of Bashir Ahmad and Azharudin Mir, son of Ali Muhammad Mir, all residents of Beerwah area of Budgam,” a police spokesman in a statement said.
Arms, ammunition and other incriminating material have been recovered from their possession.
The police official said that all the four persons arrested were involved in providing logistic support and shelter to the active militants of LeT operating in the area.
A case under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Beerwah and further investigation is in progress, they said.
Pertinently, this is the third militant module busted in Budgam district of Kashmir since May 16. Earlier, on May 16, a Lashkar module was busted in Arizal, Budgam where five militant associates were arrested and on May 20, four Lashkar associates were arrested in Magam area of Budgam district.
