Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday demolished an alleged illicit structure linked to a Pak-based Lashkar-e-Taiba handler in Anantnag district of South Kashmir.
Police said that in coordination with the district administration, they demolished an illegally constructed house and plinth at Rekha Hassanpora, reclaiming encroached state land.
The property belonged to Haroon Rashid Ganie, a known terrorist handler associated with the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, police said.
“Haroon Rashid Ganie, operating from Pakistan since 2018, has been implicated in orchestrating terror activities aimed at undermining national security and sovereignty, a police statement said.
Police said this operation is part of an ongoing campaign to dismantle terror networks and eradicate their support structures.
They said Anantnag Police remains steadfast in its commitment to upholding law and order and ensuring that no individual or group misuses government land for unlawful activities.
