The Jammu and Kashmir Police, in coordination with central intelligence agencies, has detained several people from Haryana and Rajasthan for allegedly facilitating the acquisition of fraudulent identities by terrorists.
The investigation, spearheaded by the Srinagar Police, has unveiled the funding and financial pattern of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, officials said.
The detained persons provided critical logistical support to terrorists by making documents like Aadhaar and Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards and even voter cards.
One of the terrorists, identified as Umar alias 'Kharghosh', had managed to procure a passport and has since fled to Indonesia, from where he is believed to have used another forged travel document and stationed himself in a Gulf country.
The operation, which began on March 31, has led to the arrest of five people, including a Pakistani terrorist, Abdullah alias Abu Hureira, who had been on the run for 16 years.
The officials said that the terrorists used forged documents and identities to create a network not just in Jammu and Kashmir, but in several other states.
Three Srinagar residents, identified as Mohammad Naqeeb Bhat, Adil Rashid Bhat, and Ghulam Mohammad Mir alias Mama, were among the five arrested and are accused of providing shelter, food and logistical support to the terrorists.
