Overview

• Bandipora Police, acting on credible intelligence, arrested four overground workers (OGWs) linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba in two separate operations.
• The suspects were apprehended during joint checkpoint operations at Kanipora Naidkhai Sumbal and Sadunara Ajas in North Kashmir.
• Recovered items included Chinese hand grenades, 7.62 mm magazines, and ammunition, indicating plans for attacks on security forces and civilians.
• The arrested individuals admitted to their roles as OGWs and disclosed plans to target police, security forces, and non-locals under their handlers' direction.
• Two cases have been registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), with investigations ongoing to dismantle the militant network.