Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Abu Qatal, charge-sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the January 2023 Rajouri attacks, was shot dead in Pakistan after an assailant opened fire on his vehicle on the Mangla-Jhelum Road, local media reported on Sunday.
Qatal was the nephew of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Saeed is wanted in India for numerous rerror-related cases.
A total of 76 terrorists, including 59 foreign militants from Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), are currently active in Jammu and Kashmir, government sources said on Thursday.
The Kashmiri activist highlighted, "While Pakistan parades as a champion of Kashmiri rights, it actively sponsors terrorism, fuels violence, and destabilises the region. Pakistani-backed terror groups continue to spread fear, targeting innocent civilians, women, and children."
Rajouri Police, acting on a warrant issued by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), carried out extensive searches across 25 locations in the district on Wednesday, according to a statement from the J&K police.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted extensive searches in three districts of Jammu & Kashmir in a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) linked case of killing of non-locals.
He apprised about revelations by the co-conspirator in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, David Headly, to the court in Mumbai, saying that he produced email correspondence showing links between Lashkar-e-Taiba and Pakistan ISI Army officers.
According to an official release, the chargesheeted accused, Mohammad Akbar Dar, was an associate of LeT terrorist Uzair Khan and had provided logistical support, shelter, food and intelligence to Khan.
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday paid tribute to the bravehearts who sacrificed their lives in the Parliament attack in 2001 and said that the nation stands united against the forces of terror.
Abhinav Pandya's new book, Inside the Terrifying World of Jaish-e-Mohammad, unveils the operational methods and motivations of one of Pakistan's most notorious terror groups. Highlighting the group's connections to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and its deadly attacks on India, Pan