J&K: Security forces dismantle new terror outfit TLM, linked to LeT

The Counter-Intelligence Wing of the Jammu & Kashmir Police on Tuesday (October 22) dismantled a new militant outfit called “Tehreek Labaik Ya Muslim (TLM), believed to be an offshoot of the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

Security forces conducted raids across at least 7 districts including Anantnag, Pulwama, Srinagar, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Budgam, and Kulgam, said officials. The raids are still in progress, said the officials.

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The officials said the new outfit TLM was being managed by Baba Hamas, a Pakistani terrorist handler.

The major anti-terrorist operation is being carried out after a terror attack in Ganderbal district that killed a doctor and 6 migrant workers. The Resistance Front (TRF), another outfit of the Lashkar-e-Taiba reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.

This group has been carrying out attacks for a long time, and the National Intelligence Agency in 2022 had announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh each for information leading to the capture of the TRF chief Sheikh Sajjad Gul and three others.

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Sheikh Gul is believed to be the mastermind behind the Ganderbal attack, say security forces.

There have been several terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir during the past few months, with casualties among security personnel, terrorists, and civilians.