Alleged aide of Bashir Lashkar arrested in Kashmir
Briefing the media on Monday in Srinagar, J&K IGP Munir Khan said, we have busted a module of Lashkar-e-Toiba by arresting Sandeep Kumar, alias Adil, a resident of Muzaffarnagar area of Uttar Pradesh who was close to the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba.
The IGP further said sandeep was involved in the militant attack on policemen in Achabal that left six cops, including an SHO dead. He was also reportedly involved in bank loot cases.
Militants used Sandeep Kumar to loot Banks and ATMs with the help of Lashkar militants in South Kashmir, the IGP said.
"Police already know who were behind the bank robberies and we are getting hold of them one by one. Sandeep Kumar was a criminal, but after he came in touch with Lashkar terrorists, he started to loot banks, ATMs for them," Khan said.
“Sandeep was detained for questioning from a house where Bashir was killed in a gunfight in Brenti-Batapora area of Anantnag District on July 1.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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