Three terrorist associates linked with banned terror outfits, The Resistance Front (TRF), have been arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police from Srinagars Natipora area. Notably, the TRF is an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).3 terrorists linked to LeT arrested in SrinagarAccording to the police, the accused trio was planning to carry out terrorist activity in Srinagar city.3 terror associates of TRF arrested by Srinagar Police: a) Imran Najar of Baramulla b)Waseem Matta of Qamarwari c)Wakeel Bhat of Bijbehara with 3 Grenades, 35 live rounds etc. Wakeel was an active terrorist earlier & was released on bail in Aug 2022. FIR no 46/2023 in chanpura PS pic.twitter.com/VzFMrfrSes— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) August 4, 2023The police also recovered three hand grenades, 10 pistol rounds, nearly 25 AK-47 rounds and other incriminating materials from the accused.A team of Srinagar police made the arrest happen on Friday.The trio were identified as Imran Ahmad Najar, a resident of Bulbul Bagh, Baramulla Waseem Ahmad Matta, a resident of Qamarwari, Srinagar and Wakeel Ahmad Bhat from Pazalpora, Bijbehara, the police said.Official statementsBriefing about the arrest, an official said, “A small team of Srinagar Police arrested three terrorist associates linked with proscribed terror outfit TRF, an offshoot of proscribed terror outfit LeT in Natipora area of Srinagar.”Further, on receiving a tip-off, a team of Srinagar police put up a checkpoint at Hannibal Natipora and arrested the trio, he added.Earlier, one of the accused, Wakeel Ahmad Bhat was an active terrorist linked with the proscribed terrorist outfit Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) and was lodged in jail for two years before being released from Central Jail on bail, police added.Taking notes from the investigation, the police said that the trio has collected explosives and ammunition from active terrorists of TRF for carrying out terrorist activities in Srinagar city.Case filed against accused trioMoreover, a case has been lodged against the accused under sections 3 and 4 of the Explosives Act, Section 25 of the Arms Act and sections 18, 23 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was registered at Chanapora police station against the three terror associates.Meanwhile, the investigation is underway in this case, the police said.
