NIA arrests two Lashkar aides in Kashmir

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two Kashmiri accomplices of Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Bahadur Ali a year after he was arrested after infiltrating into Kashmir from the Line of Control in Naugam sector. Zahoor Ahmed Peer and Nazir Ahmed Peer, both residents of Wahama village of North Kashmir's Kupwara district, were arrested from Jammu on Tuesday. "As per the investigation, the accused persons, Zahoor Ahmed Peer and Nazir Ahmed Peer provided material and logistic support to Bahadur Ali soon after his infiltration into Indian territory", said a NIA spokesman.

The spokesman said a large quantity of incriminating material, including arms and ammunition were recovered from Bahadur Ali. "The case against Bahadur Ali has been charge sheeted whereas further investigation in the case was in progress. During further investigation, the role of Zahoor Ahmed Peer and Nazir Ahmed Peer surfaced following which they have been arrested", he said.

NIA will be seeking the transit remand of these accused persons and will bring them to Delhi for further questioning.

Ali was the fifth Pakistani to have been apprehended alive since Udhampur terror attack in August 2015. This is also the third Pakistan militant that has been arrested in Kashmir valley last year.

On June 21, last year Abu Ukasha alias Hanzullah of Bhawalpur Pakistan was arrested by the police during a routine patrol in Sogam market in Lolaab area on Tuesday evening.