Top Kashmiri militant arrested in Bengal town
21/3/2005 16:57
Police in West Bengal in India claimed to have arrested what they
described as a "front ranking" member of a Kashmiri militant group accused of
killing Indian troops, Indo-Asian News Service reported Monday.
Nazir Ahmed
Khan alias Javed Kalim has been described as the " second-in-command" of the
Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Kashmiri terrorist organization.
Khan, 24, is the main
accused in the killing of 18 Indian soldiers, including a major.
He was among
the "most wanted" militants in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir, police
said. He was picked up early Sunday from a brick kiln worker's home in Kaliachak
in West Bengal Malda district.
The operation was carried out jointly by West
Bengal and Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir Police.
"Khan is a front
ranking member of Lashkar-e-Taiba. He was picked up from his hideout in
Kaliachak," said West Bengal Inspector General of Police K.L. Meena.
Police
recovered several incriminating documents from Khan that apparently established
his regular contact with other terrorist organizations.
Khan was planning to
escape to Bangladesh after fleeing the police in Indian administered Jammu and
Kashmir and Mumbai. Two more people who helped Khan hide in Kaliachak had also
been arrested.
Xinhua News
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