A jailed Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, Mohd Ali Hussain alias ‘Qasim' alias ‘Jehangir', was fatally shot, after he snatched the rifle and fired at the police team that had taken him for a weapons recovery operation on Wednesday, 17 August, say officials.
The incident occurred near the Jammu International Border.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh added that a policeman was also injured in the incident and is presently hospitalised.
Hussain had been lodged at the Kot Bhalwal Jail.
Meanwhile, officials indicated on Thursday that the police also seized an ammunition consignment allegedly meant for terrorists on the spot. The consignment was dropped by a drone from Pakistan, they said.
What Had Happened?
The officer said the terrorist's name had surfaced during the investigation of an arms dropping case through drone from Pakistan on 24 February in Arnia sector.
The ADGP said, "One accused of Jammu made revelations that the Pakistani prisoner has been instrumental in drone droppings and is the main operative of LeT and Al-Badr terror groups. He was brought before the Court on production from Jail and subsequently police remand was taken."
After relentless questioning, he admitted his role in the Arnia weapon dropping case, and disclosed two locations where the arms and ammunition dropped by drone had been concealed.
The official went on to state, "In order to recover the weapons, a police team along with a concerned magistrate went to the spot one after the other. Though no recovery was made at the first place, at the second place namely Toph village (near International Border) in Phallian Mandal area a packet of arms, ammunition and explosives was recovered."
While the police was opening the consignment, the terrorist attacked one of the police officials and snatched his service rifle.
The ADGP said the dropped packet was being scrutinised with the help of bomb disposal squad.
NIA Raids Multiple Locations in Jammu, Kathua
On Thursday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at multiple locations in Jammu, Kathua, Samba and Doda in connection with the arms recovered, news agency ANI reported.
They also raided the residence of Faisal Muneer, the main accused in the drone-dropping case, who was taken into custody last month.
The local police has detained several people in connection with the case in the last month.
(With inputs from agencies)
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