Mumbai: The Mumbai police have arrested three suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists from Nagpada in the South Central part of Mumbai.
The Mumbai police commissioner AN Roy said in his briefing that the suspects are wanted in many cases in Jammu and Kashmir, including bank robbery and bomb blasts.
Names of three suspected LeT militants held in Mumbai are Khursheed Ahmed, Arshad Hussain, Mohammed Ramzan. They have been taken to the Mumbai police headquarters.
The Police say they have recovered huge amounts of arms and ammunition from the suspects. Electronic circuits and timers were also recovered.
The police commissioner said that the LeT suspects were in the city to expand their network. This was clear from the fact that no explosives were found with the suspects, he said.
Roy also said that the Mumbai police has contacted the Jammu and Kashmir police in connection with the arrests. "We are waiting for more information from the J&K police", he added.
The police commisioner appealed to the media: "We are presenting the truth and I request the media not to portray it in an alarming way. Right now, it cannot be said for sure if they are planning to carry out any terrorist activities or not, but the investigations are on."
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