Overview
- CIK, which carried out court-approved searches Thursday, says the module links local operatives to Lashkar-e-Taiba handlers in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
- Teams searched 10 sites across Srinagar, Ganderbal and Shopian, though one outlet reported at least 11 locations.
- Investigators seized phones, SIM cards, laptops and documents to trace contacts and instructions shared over encrypted apps.
- Police named Shabir Ahmad Lone of Kangan as the key handler believed to be based in Bangladesh, citing LeT training cycles in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir known as Daura-e-Aam and Daura-e-Khas.
- An earlier arrest of associate Irfan Ahmad Wani in Shopian falls under FIR No. 01/2026 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and the active probe seeks to map and break the broader support network.