Two LeT terrorists arrested for I-Day grenade attack in J&K's Budgam

The investigation is at an earlier stage and more arrests and recoveries are expected.

Two "hybrid terrorists" of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have been arrested in connection with a grenade attack in Budgam on Independence Day in which a civilian from a minority community was injured, police said on Saturday.

On August 15, terrorists lobbed a grenade at Gopalpora Chadoora in Budgam district in which a person identified as Krishna Kumar sustained injuries. A case was registered at the local police station, an official said.

"Budgam Police cracked grenade lobbing incident on minority at Gopalpora on 15/8/22 in which 1 person from minority was seriously injured. 2 Hybrid terrorists of LeT namely Sahil Wani & Altaf Farooq @ Amir arrested. Vehicle used by terrorists also seized. Investigation going on," the Kashmir Zone Police tweeted on Saturday.

During the investigation in the case, CCTV footage revealed that two scooty-borne suspects were involved in the grenade lobbing incident, he said.

Many suspects were picked up for questioning and during further investigation, police received information that Sahil Ahmad Wani of Tangnar Kralpopra Chadoora was involved in the attack, the official said.

He said Wani was arrested and during questioning, he admitted that he and main conspirator and hybrid terrorist Altaf Farooq alias Amir of Tangnar Kralpora were involved in the commission of the crime.

A raid was conducted and Farooq was arrested, he said.