Jammu and Kashmir Police, late on Monday, August 12, arrested kingpin Mohd Lateef alias Haji Lateef and 8 other members associated with the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terrorist outfit from the Kathua district. Arrested suspects to be involved in recent July 18 terror attack on security forces in the region.
J&K senior police described the arrests as a significant breakthrough in the ongoing efforts to counter terrorism and disrupt terror networks in the region. The police further stated that the operation was a successful encounter in the Gandoh area, where three foreign terrorists were killed.
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Intelligence from central agencies, coupled with subsequent police investigations, led to the revelling of a major terror module. “This terror module appears to be the primary group responsible for a recent infiltration, which has contributed to the rise in terrorist activities and movements in the upper regions of Doda, Udhampur, and Kathua,” the police officer said, reported by Rising Kashmir.com.