Srinagar: A top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was arrested by government forces in North Kashmirs Kupwara district, official sources said on Wednesday.
They said on a tip-off, the Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) arrested LeT commander Ashiq Ahmad alias Abu Hyder at Handwara in north Kashmir district of Kupwara.
Large quantity of arms and ammunition, including one AK rifle, a Chinese pistol, four magazines, three hand grenades and one pouch, besides some incriminating documents were recovered from the militant. It was a big breakthrough for security forces, they added.
Hyder has admitted that he was planning to attack the security force convoy in Handwara
The arrest has come about a day after another commander of LeT was killed by security forces in an encounter in the apple towship of Sopore yesterday.
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