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Srinagar, Dec 17 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir police today claimed to have busted a module of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) involved in militant and other subversive activities, including coercing the youth into taking up arms, in Sopore area of Baramulla district.

Police said they along with the troops of 52 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) busted a Lashkar module in Sopore and arrested four militants of the module.

The arrested militants have been identified as Shamas-ud-din Rather, Latief Ahmed Bhat, Mohammed Waseem Bhat and Mohammed Yasin Mir, all residents of Tarzoo in Sopore area, police added.

They said one Chinese pistol, a pistol magazine and combat uniforms have been seized from their possession.

Police said they were involved in the conspiracy behind the killing of 35-year-old Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Shah, a dental surgeon, of Zachaldara (at present Braripora, Handwara) by slitting his throat on October 8 this year. They had later set on fire his car, decamped with cash and taken out money from his ATM Card.

Police said they were also involved in firing incidents on the Sopore Police camp, setting on fire a beauty parlour and opening fire on a woman, Misra Begum.

Police said the ultras were involved in indoctrinating the minds of young boys to join militancy and carried out their activities at the behest of LeT commander Showkat Ahmed Najar alas Munna Janwari of Bhatpora, Sopore.

''They had also started outsourcing militant activities through school drop-outs, juvenile delinquents or those addicted to drugs, liquor and other forms of intoxication.'' Two days ago, police said they had recovered a large consignment of arms and ammunition, including 37 grenades, ten magazines and 300 rounds of ammunition, from river Jhelum near Sopore.

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