A top commander of a Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT), infiltrated the ranks of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) with the obvious aim to target senior politicians.
On Sunday, this self-styled commander, identified as Talib Hussain Shah, was nabbed along with his associate by the villagers of Tukson Dhok in the Reasi district as the two men were searching for a hideout.
In Hyderabad, the BJP’s J&K unit president, Ravinder Raina claimed that these two LeT terrorists were tasked to target him.
The development has shaken the ranks of the security establishment in J&K. Till May 27 this year, Talib Hussain was working as the Information Technology and social media head of the BJP Minority Morcha in J&k and frequently visited party headquarters to attend routine events.
On June 28, the J&K Police declared him an absconder, and a bounty was also put on his head. Before he went absconding, he was seen posing for pictures along with the central and senior-most BJP leaders from J&K. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu Mukesh Singh said, “Villagers of Tukson Dhok on Sunday.