Srinagar, April 05: Two affiliates of Lashkar-e-Toiba, who had previously escaped from police custody, were re-arrested on Wednesday evening in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Quoting officials, a news agency reported that Maroof Nazir Soleh of Kanlibagh and Shahid Showkat Bala of Banglowbagh were detained hours after they had escaped during Sehri time.
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A top police officer confirmed their re-arrest and stated that a case had already been registered against them under relevant sections of the law. The duo had been initially arrested in connection with a blast at a wine shop in Dewan Bagh in Baramulla the previous year.
