Nearly two months after the twin blasts that triggered panic in the bordering Rajouri district, the Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have cracked the case with the arrest of two close aides of Lashkar e Toiba and the manhunt is launched to apprehend the commander in the Rajouri area, officials informed on Tuesday.Additional Director General of Police Jammu Zone Mukesh Singh on Tuesday said that Kotranka town was rocked by twin blasts on March 26 and another on April 19 in which total 2 people were injured and one blast took place in Shahpur, Budhal on April 24 in which two more persons were injured.He said that cases were registered and investigation started, said the ADGP adding that working on leads, joint teams of Police and Army conducted multiple raids and search operation at various locations in Larkoti, Targain, Jaglanoo and Draaj areas of District Rajouri and apprehended two suspects.The arrested persons identified as Mohd Shabir of Draaj, Budhal and Mohd Sadiq of Draaj, Budhal were involved in these incidents.During investigation, he said that one Talib Shah of Draaj, Budhal emerged as the mastermind of the blasts and headed the group.He collected three consignments of arms, ammunition, explosives from Lamberi Kalakote area in the months of January, March and April.
These individuals, working on the directions of their Pak based handlers received weapons, ammunition, explosives and later used these IED s to trigger blasts, said the ADGP. He said that two accused have been arrested and the third accused Talib Shah is absconding, who is also the commander of LeT in general area Rajouri. He is the mastermind of all terrorist activities in Pirpanjal area and has also motivated many youth for carrying out terror activities in Rajouri, he said adding that Shabir and Sadiq were also motivated by Talib to conduct terror activities.