Terrorist arrested as NIA raids 15 locations in Jammu and Kashmir

The raids were carried out in connection with the busting of a Lashker-e-Mustafa  module in March and the recovery of an IED dropped here by a drone from Pakistan.

Published: 31st July 2021 07:20 PM  |   Last Updated: 31st July 2021 07:20 PM   |  A+A-

The office of the National Investigation Agency in New Delhi.

The office of the National Investigation Agency in New Delhi (Photo | AFP)

By PTI

JAMMU: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Saturday arrested a terrorist as it carried out raids at 15 locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with two terror-related cases, officials said.

The raids were carried out in connection with the busting of a Lashker-e-Mustafa (LEM) module in March and the recovery of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) dropped here by a drone from Pakistan, an NIA spokesperson said.

During the raid, the NIA also recovered digital devices including mobile phones, pen drives, shells of used bullets, plastic face masks used during stone-pelting and hand written jihadi material, the spokesperson said.


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