Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday busted a module ofPakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba and arrested eight people in Soporewho were involved in threatening and intimidation of locals by publishingposters supporting terrorists. Police have registered a case in this matterunder relevant sections of law.

According to the initial investigations carried out by thelocal police, it is learnt that Aijaz Mir, Omar Mir, Tawseef Najar, ImitiyazNajar, Omar Akbar, Faizan Latief, Danish Habib and Showkat Ahmad Mir wereinvolved in the offence. They had prepared these threatening posters andcirculated them in the locality. It is learnt that an active local terroristnamely Sajad Mir alias Haidar and his other associates Muddasir Pandith andAsif Maqbool Bhat affiliated with LeT were the principal architects of the planand the posters were published and circulated in the area on their order.

The active terrorists who are part of this conspiracy hadinstructed the individuals to publish the posters in order to intimidate localpeople. Police has recovered the computers and other accessories which wereused for drafting and publishing of the posters. All the incriminatingmaterials including the computer have been seized by the police. Police is alsoinvestigating the involvement of these terrorists in the recent killing ofcivilians in the area. Further investigation in the matter is under progress.