Srinagar, April 5: Hours after fleeing from police station in Baramulla, two accused persons, “affiliates” of Lashker-e-Toiba, were re-arrested in the north Kashmir district on Wednesday evening officials said.

A top police officer confirmed the re-arrest of the duo, Maroof Nazir Soleh of Kanlibagh and Shahid Showkat Bala of Banglowbagh. The duo had managed their way during Sehri time from the police station. A police officer said that a case has already been registered under relevant sections of law.

The duo had been earlier arrested in connection with a blast on a wine shop in Dewan Bagh in Baramulla last year. gns

This post was published on April 5, 2023