Villagers overpower two LeT terrorists in J&K's Reasi; one had links with BJP
Villagers in Reasi district of Jammu division on Sunday overpowered two dreaded terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including the absconding accused in the IED blasts case in Rajouri district, and handed them over to the police.
The police identified the militants as Faizal Ahmed Dar, son of Bashir Ahmed Dar from Pulwama and Talib Hussain, son of Haider Shah from Rajouri. Two AK-47 rifles, seven grenades and a pistol were seized from them, said the police.
Links with BJP
Interestingly, Talib Hussain was an active member of the BJP. He had resigned only two months ago from the post of IT and social media in-charge BJP Minority Morcha Jammu province, BJP leaders informed. BJP Minority Morcha president Sheikh Bashir claimed that Hussain had resigned two months ago. “He was working with the BJP for a long time but had resigned himself two months ago,” The Tribune report quotes Bashir.
Talib, who was also running a news portal, has photos with J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina.
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According to police, the two militants had gone to a home in the village claiming themselves to be shepherds. However, the locals became suspicious and checked their belongings and found guns, after which they apprehended them, The Tribune reported.
Mukesh Singh, the Additional Director-General of Police (ADGP), Jammu, while informing about the development said villagers of Tukson Dhok showed extreme courage in apprehending the two most wanted terrorists of LeT, who had reached that area to take shelter after continuous pressure from the police and the Army.
Hussain was on the run after his two associates, Mohammad Shabir and Mohammad Sadiq, both residents of Draaj village in Rajouri, were arrested last Tuesday, said the police.
Hussain, the mastermind
Hussain is said to be the mastermind behind all terror activities in the Rajouri-Poonch district for the past two-three years, the police said. He was heading a module responsible for several explosions in Rajouri’s Kotranka area, they said.
The Rajouri police had recently recovered a large number of IEDs and had busted a module of LeT in which two terrorists of the LeT were arrested and Hussain was declared as an absconder, after which a reward was announced on him.
Director general of police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for the villagers for the capture of the militants.
Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha also applauded the courage of villagers and stated on Twitter that with this kind of determination shown by them, the end of terrorism is not far away. He also announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for the villagers.