Mubashir Naik
Police officials on Monday said that a Naka was laid on Sunday night by the police team at National Highway bye pass road and routine checking of vehicles was being done.
“During the checking, a man roaming suspiciously tried to flee away from the Nakka on seeing police personnel, but was apprehended,” said the official.
He added that two hand grenades, concealed in a bag he was carrying, were recovered from the possession of a man identified as Mohammad Ashraf of Lar, Mahore, Reasi, at present living in Peerbagh colony, Sunjawan, Jammu.
A case under the explosive substance act is registered and an investigation started.
“The arrested person is linked with the proscribed terrorist organization LeT and was tasked by the handlers from across the border to carry out grenade blasts in the city,” said Mr Singh. He added that the handler across was in contact with more terror operatives whose search is in progress.
With the timely action by Jammu police, possible terror attacks in Jammu city has been averted, he said
This is the second terror module linked with LeT which has been busted by the Jammu police in the past one week.
A similar module linked with TRF (LeT) was busted earlier in which two persons namely Raees Ahmad Dar of Churath, Devsar, Qazigund and Sabzar Ahmad Sheikh of Ashmuji, Kulgam were arrested with one Ak series rifle, one pistol, two magazines of AK rifle, 60 rounds of AK rifle and 15 rounds of pistol.