Srinagar, July 13
The Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted night-long, valley-wide raids to nab the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Mudasir, who masterminded grenade attacks on tourists on July 11 in the summer capital, a senior police official said.
“We have launched a major offensive against the Mudasir, alias Raju, alias Mansoor, a dreaded militant of Pakistan-based LeT,” Inspector-General of Police S.M. Sahai said.
“During the raids, we have arrested a few more militants and busted a number of hideouts”, he said, adding that Mudasir was still at large.
The police has released a photograph of Mudasir, the
masterminded behind the series of grenade blasts in the city on July 11 in which eight persons were killed and 38 wounded.
The Kashmir police has also announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for anyone providing information about him.
The police chief in Kashmir said the militants involved in the series of blasts had been identified and they would be behind the bars soon.
“We are after Mudasir who is also involved in other militancy incidents,” he said, adding that they were on the right track and would get him soon.
About the raids, he said these were conducted on the information provided by the militant arrested by the police at tourist reception centre (TRC) after the fifth grenade blast on July 11. He said during a raid at Deyalgam yesterday, a LeT militant was killed by the police.
— UNI
