Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 24: Police today busted a narco-militancy funding module of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) by arresting four militants in Budgam district.
A police spokesman said that police in Budgam along with 53 RR of Army and CRPF arrested four militant associates identified as Younis Manzoor son of Manzoor Ahmed Waza, Mehboob Ahmed son of Mohammad Ramzan Sheikh both residents of Wathoora Chadoora, Irshad Ahmad Ganie son of Mohammad Amin Ganie, resident of Arigam Khansahib and Muzaffar Ahmad son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat, resident of Parnewa, Khansahib.
The spokesman said that preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested militant associates were involved in providing logistic support to LeT by distributing proceeds of narcotics to active militants and militancy operatives of the outfit.
Investigations also revealed that module has been working on the directions of militancy operatives for collection of narcotics and subsequently distributing the proceeds of narcotics among the militants.
He said that five vehicles – Wagon-R JK16A-5491, Alto-800 JK13G-2360, Alto-800 JK04G-0524 l,Tata Mobile JK 12A/3618 and Yamaha Motorbike JK01AH-8994 – have also been seized which have been purchased from the proceeds of narcotics sales with the intention of keeping the money and proceeds safe and were set to be sold on the directions of active militants or militancy operatives (handlers) as and when the money/payment was required by the militants.
“Besides, incriminating material of outfit LeT, explosive substance including three grenades, two AK-magazines and 65 rounds of AK-47 were recovered from their possession,” he said.
A case (FIR number 116/ 2022 under relevant sections of law) has been registered at Police Station Chadoora and further investigation is in progress.
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