Overview
- Budgam Police arrested three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) associates—Muzamil Ahmad, Ishfaq Pandit, and Muneer Ahmad—during a raid in Kawoosa Narbal, Magam town.
- Arms and ammunition, including a pistol and a hand grenade, were recovered during the operation.
- The suspects have been charged under FIR No. 66/2025 at Magam police station under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
- Investigations revealed the trio was in contact with Aabid Qayoom Lone, a Pakistan-based LeT handler who fled India in 2020 and now directs terror activities in Budgam.
- The arrested individuals were tasked with executing terror operations and radicalizing local youth as part of Lone's network.