Two LeT hybrid terrorists identified as Irfan Bashir and Uzair Salam surrendered following an operation launched by security forces in Baskuchan area of Shopian yesterday. Two AK-56 rifles, 4 magazines, 102 rounds (7.62x39mm), 2 hand grenades, 2 pouches etc were recovered from them. FIR has been registered under relevant sections and investigation is underway.
Police on Thursday said that two hybrid terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched at Baskuchan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district by SOG Shopian in coordination with 44 RR and 178 Bn CRPF following specific input, officials said.
They said the area was cordoned off and movement of terrorists was noticed in a nearby orchard. Swift and coordinated action by the joint teams led to the successful surrender and eventually arrest of the two terrorists—identified as Irfan Bashir and Uzair Salam.
Officials said arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession which include two AK-56 rifles, four magazines, 102 rounds of 7.62×39mm, two hand grenades, two pouches, ₹5400 in cash, a mobile phone, a smartwatch, two biscuit packets and an Aadhaar card.
An FIR has been registered under relevant sections and further investigation is underway.
The officials said it was a “major operational success”.
“Hybrid terrorists” are those who are not listed as ultras but are radicalised enough to carry out a terror strike and then slip back into routine life.
Giving details of the operation, the officials said security forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) on Wednesday night in the Baskuchan area of Shopian following specific input.
“The area was effectively cordoned and the movement of terrorists was observed in a nearby orchard. Swift and strategic action by the forces led to the successful surrender of two LeT hybrid terrorists, averting a potential encounter,” they said.
The two were identified as Irfan Bashir and Uzair Salam, they added.
Two AK-56 rifles, four magazines, 102 rounds, two hand grenades, two pouches, Rs 5,400 in cash, a mobile phone, a smartwatch and an Aadhaar card were recovered from their possession.
A case has been registered and an investigation has been launched, the officials said.