Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday busted a new terror outfit belived to be offshoot of the banned organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), official said.

The counter-Intelligence wing (CIK) of the J&K Police conducted a Major Operation in multiple districts of Jammu and Kashmir including Srinagar, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Kulgam, Budgam, Anantnag and Pulwama.

According to the Police, they dismantled a Terrorist outfit ‘ Tehreek Labaika Ya Muslim’ [TLM] an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

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The terror outfit was reportedly operated by a Pakistani terrorist handler known as ‘Baba Hamas’.

The Raids are still underway in the region, and further details awaited, they added.

Reason for The Anti-Terror Operation

This anti-terror operation occurred a day after another outfit of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), The Resistance Front (TRF), reportedly claimed responsibility for an attack in Ganderbal district that killed a doctor and six workers on Sunday.

According to the security forces, The TRF Chief Sheikh Sajjad Gul, a resident of Sri Nagar, was the mastermind of the attack. The group has been targeting Kashmiris and Non-Kashmiris for a very long time, In 2022 NIA announced a reward of Rs. 10 Lakh each for information leading to the arrest of Gul and three others.

On October 30, the Army and Jammu and Kashmir police, in a joint operation, caught two terrorists who were involved in multiple attacks in the region.

They were captured from Surankote in Poonch district and were identified as Abdul Aziz and Munawar Hussain.

The Union Territory has witnessed multiple terror attacks in the past few months, Some of which claimed the lives of security personnel. Many terrorist have also been shot.