Hindu temples in Poonch on Lashkar’s target; reveals arrested terror associates

Rattled with “Operation All Out” in Jammu and Kashmir, terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba has asked its cres to target Hindu temples in Poonch district of Jammu. To carry out an attack on Hindu temples in Poonch, handlers of Lashkar were in touch with ir terror associates in Poonch and were regularly passing instructions.

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Terrorists: Hindu temples in Poonch on Lashkar’s target

“During interrogation of one of three associates, it came into being that he was in touch with Pakistani mobile number and during furr interrogation, he mitted that y were tasked to carry out a grene attack at Hindu Temple in Ari area falling under jurisdiction of Police Station Mendhar. Apart from Pakistani conversation, a video showing use of grene has also been recovered by security forces,” Official investigating case told Republic.

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revelation was me during investigation of three terror associated arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police along Indian Army based on intelligence-based operation in Gullhotta area of Mendhar sector of Poonch district. Earlier, three local terror associates hailing from Poonch's Mendhar were arrested in Joint operation of security forces and later six hand grenes were recovered from residence of one of terrors associated in an area near Line of Control in district.

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“Based on specific intelligence inputs regarding movement of some suspected terrorist associates with Arms and ammunition; massive search operation launched in Gulhotta area of Mendhar, Poonch district. A joint operation by Jammu and Kashmir Police along with Army. And later, three terror associate arrested in Joint operation, recovering six hand grenes recovered from m”, Senior Official ded.

official furr ded that based on recoveries, se three terror associates arrested are affiliated to terror outfit Jammu Kashmir Ghaznavi Force, outfit backed by Lashkar-e-Taiba. Two terrorists killed in Mughal Ro, Surankote encounter on December 13, 2020, were also affiliated with this outfit of Lashkar”.

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