Jammu: Four suspected Jaish militants arrested, terror plot foiled ahead of I-Day, claim police

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have foiled a terror plot with the arrest of four alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed militants. They were reportedly planning an attack ahead of Independence Day.

The suspected militants had planned to place a vehicle laden with an Improvised Explosive Device in Jammu before August 15, the police alleged, and added that they were also conducting reconnaissance of important targets in other parts of the country.

They were also planning to collect arms dropped by drones and to supply them to active Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists in the Kashmir Valley, the Jammu police said.

They were planning collection of #arms dropped by #drones and supply to active #terrorists of Jaish-e- Mohammed in #Kashmir valley; planting a vehicle based #IED in Jammu before 15th August and reconnaissance of important targets in other parts of the country @JmuKmrPolice.

— Police Media Centre Jammu (@ZPHQJammu) August 14, 2021

The police first arrested Muntazir Manzoor alias Saifulla, a resident of the Prichoo area of Pulwama district, in connection with the case. They allegedly recovered a pistol, a magazine, several ammunition rounds and hand grenades from him. The police said they also seized a truck that Manzoor was using to transport the weapons to the Kashmir Valley.

The other suspected militants were identified as Ijahar Khan alias Sonu Khan from…

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