Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Nadeem Abrar was arrested on Monday from Narbal area of Budgam district along with his close associate. He was involved in several killings and attacks along the Srinagar-Baramulla Border. He has also been allegedly involved in attacks on security forces. IGP, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar hailed the arrest as a “big success for us”.
Abrar, a resident of Narbal, is believed to be a close aide of Yousuf Kantroo, another LeT commander, according to top intelligence sources. Sources also said that Abrar was travelling in a car — an Alto vehicle bearing number JK 05E 5646 — along with another militant. The operation was carried out by the joint teams of Srinagar Police and Cargo at the National Highway Crossing, Parimpora.
The moment when Lashkar Terrorist commander Nadeem Abrar was arrested by security forces in Srinagar, Kashmir today. Nadeem had killed several innocent Kashmiris at the behest of Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/2fPld0HZpe
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) June 28, 2021
INFORMATION ABOUT LeT
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT; Urdu: لشکر طیبہ literally Army of the Good, translated as Army of the Righteous, or Army of the Pure and alternatively spelled as Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-i-Taiba, Lashkar-i-Tayyeba) is an Islamist terrorist organization in Pakistan. It was founded in 1987 by Hafiz Saeed, Abdullah Azzam, and Zafar Iqbal with funding from Osama bin Laden.
Lashkar-e-Taiba has been accused by India of attacking military and civilian targets in India, most notably the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, the 2008 Mumbai attack, and the 2019 Pulwama attack on Armed Forces Its stated objective is to merge the whole Kashmir with Pakistan. The organization is designated as a terrorist organization by Pakistan, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Russia, Australia, and the United Nations (under the UNSC Resolution 1267 Al-Qaeda Sanctions List)
