Its top brass in custody,Lashkar names new team: Four Valley terror veterans

Shahji was in north Kashmir after he infiltrated in the autumn of 1997. Active as Abu Anas,he was Lashkar’s divisional commander until he left the Valley in 2007. A resident of Bahawalpur,Shahji’s name is Raza Ahmad.

Hyder Bhayee,known as Bilal and Salahudin in the Valley,operated in the jungles of Bandipore in north Kashmir for eight years until he crossed over to Pakistan in 2006. His exit,in fact,led to a sharp dip in suicide attacks particularly in Srinagar city.

Sources said Huzefa alias Khalid was active in Ganderbal in central Kashmir. And that his real name is Abdul Gaffar,a resident of Gujranwala.

“Even after his departure from the Valley,he remained in touch with his local contacts thus providing Lashkar cadres with a life line.” Walid was active in Lolab in north Kashmir for six years. Sources said he’s the organisation’s top man for ammunition supply and finances.