SRINAGAR: Police on Friday said it has arrested three terror associates of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit who were involved in the grenade attack on Sunday at the popular flea market that left 12 persons injured.
Giving details, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone V K Birdi said the Srinagar police have solved the attack case with the arrest of three terror associates.
“The arrested persons have been identified as Usama Yasin Sheikh, Umar Fayaz Sheikh and Afnan Mansoor Sheikh. All three belong to the Ikhrajpora area of the city,” Birdi told reporters.
He said the trio carried out the attack at the instance of Pakistani handlers with the aim of disturbing the peace and tranquility.
“A case under UAPA [Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act] has been registered against the trio,” he added.
Militants hurled grenades from a flyover at a weekly flea market in an attempt to target security forces stationed in the area. The grenades landed and exploded near a paramilitary vehicle, injuring 12 civilians.
Sunday’s attack came against the backdrop of a string of strikes and encounters in J&K after its first elected government since the revocation of Article 370 in 2019 was sworn in on October 16.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had asked the security forces to give a forceful response and “crush” terror outfits operating in the region. “You have full freedom to crush terror outfits and leave no stone unturned to complete this mission,” Sinha said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had described the attack as a conspiracy to disturb peace in the region. He had also highlighted that such incidents have increased since the new government was formed after the recent assembly elections, held over a decade ago.
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