Bhat is the key accused in the killing of a policeman in a targeted attack last month in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district
JAMMU: J&K Police have intensified the hunt for Lashkar-e-Taiba’s self-styled commander Mohammad Lateef Bhat, putting up “wanted” posters with his photograph at key police checkposts and public spaces across Kashmir Valley and Jammu division.Police announced a cash reward of Rs 15 lakh for credible information leading to Bhat’s arrest, assuring that the identity of informers would be kept confidential.Bhat is the key accused in the killing of a policeman in a targeted attack last month in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, which shares a border with the hilly district of Doda in Jammu region via Kapran-Desa route. Police believe the terrorist was also involved in the murder of two migrants in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district last week.
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Bhat had managed to escape the security cordon during the five-day-long Shopian encounter in which security forces gunned down top Lashkar commander Zakir Ganai, an A++ category terrorist, on July 3. The two ultras were holed up in an orchard when surveillance cameras captured their movement.
One held, SUV seized after bid to mow down cops in RambanRamban Police seized an SUV after its driver allegedly tried to run over policemen manning a checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Kunfer, Chanderkote, early Friday. One suspect was arrested, and a hunt for underway for two others on the run. The police team signalled the vehicle to stop for a routine check around 3.52am. The SUV driver, however, ignored repeated signals and allegedly sped up in an apparent attempt to mow down the cops, a police spokesperson said. Sensing danger, Constable Rasal Chand fired three warning shots from his service rifle. That didn’t deter the driver, who managed to flee the spot with two associates. Police registered an FIR at Chanderkote PS under relevant BNS sections and launched a probe. A joint team of the Army, Ramban Police, SOG, and CRPF launched a manhunt for the three suspects and arrested one of them, identified as Altaf Mohammad from Udhampur. The SUV was also seized. No terror angle had emerged in the probe so far, a police spokesperson said. The investigation officer and district mobile forensic unit collected evidence from the scene. Further investigation was underway. |
