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Srinagar Police: 3 LeT men detained over Srinagar market grenade blast

Inspector General (Kashmir Zone) V K Birdi said the grenade attack was “done with the intent of disrupting normal life on the directions of their handlers in Pakistan”.

TabletThis takes the total number of arrests in the case to 14.

Three people allegedly associated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba have been detained in connection with the grenade blast that left 12 people injured in Srinagar on November 3, police said. The three were identified as Usama Yaseen Sheikh (28), Umar Fayaz Sheikh (25), and Afnan Mansoor Naik (27) – all from Srinagar.

Inspector General (Kashmir Zone) V K Birdi said the grenade attack was “done with the intent of disrupting normal life on the directions of their handlers in Pakistan”.

A case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) has been registered at the Kothibagh police station in connection with the incident. The grenade blast occurred last Sunday at the busy Sunday market in central Srinagar.

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