Overview
- Srinagar Police say a late-March multi-agency crackdown dismantled a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba network and led to five arrests, with a local court granting 10 days of police custody.
- The accused include Pakistani nationals Abdullah, also known as Abu Hureira, and Usman, also known as Khubaib, whom officials describe as long-time infiltrators active across the Kashmir Valley.
- Searches at nearly 19 locations across Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Haryana recovered three AK-47 rifles, an AK-Krinkov, pistols, hand grenades and electronic gear used for coordination.
- Investigators detained facilitators in Haryana and Rajasthan who allegedly produced Aadhaar, PAN, voter cards and passports that gave militants false identities and easy travel.
- Police say Umar, also known as Kharghosh, obtained a passport in Jaipur in 2024, fled to Indonesia and is believed to have moved to a Gulf country using forged papers, as the probe now tracks financiers, safe houses and travel links.