Jammu, Jul 3: Two heavily armed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including one of its most wanted commanders, were overpowered by villagers and handed over to the police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday, police said.
LeT commander Talib Hussain, son of Haider Shah a resident of Rajouri district and the mastermind behind the recent IED blasts in the district, and Faizal Ahmad Dar, son of Bashir Ahmad Dar a categorized militant from south Kashmir’s Pulwama, were captured in Tuksan village, they said.
Two AK assault rifles, seven grenades and a pistol were recovered from them, police said.
Director General of Police Dilbag Singh announced a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh for the villagers for their bravery.
“LG of UT of Jammu and Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha has applauded the courage of villagers and said that with this kind of determination shown by the villagers, the end days of terrorism is not far. He also announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for the villagers,” police said. (KDC)
