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J&K: Police arrest three LeT terrorists in connection with Nov 3 grenade attack in Srinagar

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GUWAHATI, Nov 8: Jammu & Kashmir Police have arrested three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in connection with the grenade attack in Srinagar on November 3.

The arrested terrorists have been identified as Osama Yasin Sheikh, Umar Fayaz Sheikh and Afnan Mansoor Sheikh.

Jammu & Kashmir Inspector General of Police (IGP) VK Birdhi said the three were local youths affiliated to Lashkar-e-Taiba and executed the attack under the direction of handlers based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK).

Twelve civilians, two of them seriously, were injured in the attack.

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