Srinagar: Security forces have busted a
Lashkar-e-Toiba militant module from South Kashmir's Anantnag
district by arresting six members of the banned outfit, police
said here Thursday.
"The module was instrumental in recruiting youths as
militants and also used to arrange and transport weapons for
the ultras," a police spokesman said.
The accused, who were arrested yesterday, have been
identified as Younis Ahmad Makroo, Shakoor-ul-Mansoor, Tawseef
Hussain Bhat, Mudasir Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Shafi Bhat and
Mohammad Younis Bhat, all residents of south Kashmir.
According to officials, the module fed information to
militants regarding the movement of security forces in the
area.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, January 05, 2012, 19:04