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Suspected LeT terrorist arrested in Bengaluru, four others detained

Police in Karnataka have arrested a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist and detained four other persons in a late night operation in Bengaluru, sources said on Monday.

2 armed LeT terrorists overpowered by J&K villagers, handed over to police

In a major success, two heavily-armed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists including the mastermind of recent IED blasts in Rajouri were overpowered by villagers and handed over to the police in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a senior police officer said. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Director General of Police Dilbag Singh lauded the villagers for their courage and announced cash rewards for them. However, a political slugfest erupted between the local units of BJP and Congress after one of the captured terrorists -- Talib Hussain Shah -- was reported to be an active member of the saffron party who was recently selected as its IT and social media cell in charge of the minority morcha in Jammu province. Some pictures emerged on social media purportedly showing Shah with BJP leaders. One of the pictures shows J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina purportedly presenting him with a bouquet and a letter issued by party leader Sheikh Bashir on May 9, assigning him the ...

Pak-based LeT behind series of explosions in J-K's Rajouri; two arrested

Pakistan-based LeT outfit was behind the recent series of explosions in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said, claiming to have solved the case with the arrest of two of its operatives

China blocks India, US bid to designate Makki as terrorist: Report

Makki, a US-designated terrorist, is the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed

Kupwara Encounter: 2 LeT militants, including 1 Pakistani killed

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including one Pakistani national, were killed by the security forces in Kupwara encounter

Pak-based terror group JeM, LeT maintain training camps in Afghanistan: UN

Pakistan-based terror groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba maintain their training camps in Afghanistan and some of them are directly under the Taliban control, according to a UN report

Pakistani terrorist among 2 ultras killed in encounter in J-K's Kulgam

Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Kashmir Vijay Kumar called the operation a big success and congratulated the joint team for eliminating the wanted Pakistani terrorist, Haider

Top Lashkar terrorist killed in Anantnag encounter, says police

As the search party approached his hideout, the terrorist fired indiscriminately at the security personnel who retaliated

India criticises UN terror report for ignoring JeM, LeT militant groups

While silent on the terrorist groups like the JeM and the LeT that pose threats to India, the report mentions the anti-Beijing Uyghur separatist groups in its sparse coverage of South Asia

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist killed in encounter in Srinagar today

A Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Harwan area of the city in the early hours of Sunday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Harwan following specific input about the presence of terrorists in the area, he said. The search operation turned into an encounter after terrorists fired upon the forces, who retaliated. In the ensuing gunfight, a terrorist was killed, the official said. The slain terrorist was identified as Saifulla, resident of Pakistan. "Killed #terrorist identified as Saifulla @ Abu Khalid @ Shawaz, resident of Karachi (#Pakistan), affiliated with proscribed #terror outfit LeT. He infiltrated in 2016 & was active in general area of Harwan & involved in several terror crimes," Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said on Twitter. He said three Pakistani terrorists have been killed in Srinagar city in the last 33 days. "They were involved in several ...

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, soldier killed in Shopian encounter

Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Dragad area of Shopian district following information about presence of militants there

Top LeT commander among two terrorists gunned down in J-K's Sopore

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, including a top commander of the outfit, were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in the Sopore area

Top LeT commander among two terrorists killed in Shopian encounter

Two terrorists, including a top commander of the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

NIA court jails Pak LeT terrorist for 10 yrs for conspiring to attack India

A special NIA court has sentenced a Pakistani LeT terrorist to 10 years' imprisonment for conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks at different places in India, including Delhi

LIVE: Peace in South Asia hinges on resolving J&K dispute, Imran tells Modi

On Monday, Sopore Police received information about a terror crime incident near SDH Sopore where terrorists had attacked municipal councillors. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

Councillor injured in LeT terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir dies

Another councillor who was injured in an attack carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, died in a hospital, taking the total toll from the carnage to three

Preliminary investigation indicates involvement of LeT in Sopore attack

Preliminary investigation indicates that a local terrorist Mudasir Pandit of proscribed terror outfit LeT and a foreign terrorist are involved in the Sopore terror attack, police said on Monday

4 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists killed in ongoing encounter in J-K's Shopian

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces in the Munihal area of Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday

Delhi Court issues arrest warrant against Hafiz Saeed in terror funding

A Delhi court issued an arrest warrant against Hafiz Saeed in a money laundering case related to terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir

US retains terrorist designation of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

Days ahead of the transition of power, the US Department of State said that it has amended the terrorist designations of LJ and ISIL Sinai Peninsula (ISIL-SP) to include additional aliases