Information About Incident 39104-74771-180469 in Srinagar India

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A grenade throwing module of the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was neutralized by the Police by arresting six of its over-ground workers (OGWs) in two separate operations in the capital Srinagar on July 15, Daily Excelsior reported.

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• Meta Location: Srinagar
• Matched District: Srinagar
• Actgroup: arrest
• Actor: A grenade throwing module of the banned Lashkar - e - Toiba ( LeT ) outfit
• Subject: six of its over- ground workers ( OGWs )

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A grenade throwing module of the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was neutralized by the Police by arresting six of its over-ground workers (OGWs) in two separate operations in the capital Srinagar on July 15, Daily Excelsior reported. Srinagar Police received a tip off regarding the presence of two OGWs of the LeT in Maisuma area and based on the input, both of them were subsequently arrested, a Police spokesman said. The duo was identified as Bashir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Saidpora Sopore, and Manzoor Ahmad Rana, a resident of Rajwar Handwara. A live grenade was recovered from their possession. On their disclosure, two more persons, Nisar Ahmad Bhat and Farooq Ahmad Rana, were arrested, the spokesman said. After interrogation, the group disclosed that they were behind grenade throwing incidents on the Sopore Police Station, Baramulla Police Station and grenade explosions in Gow Kadal and Jahangir Chowk in Srinagar and were planning for more such attacks, he added. Based on their disclosures, one Pika gun, four rifle grenades and 100 AK 47 rounds were recovered from their possession.

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