Srinagar: In a major breakthrough, Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a top terrorist commander blamed for 25 attacks and tourist killings.
Mudassir, believed to be the chief planner of Lashkar-e-Toeaba, was arrested on Saturday, said DGP Gopal Sharma.
Sharma did not say when the arrest was made.
Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Gopal Sharma displays a photo of top terrorist commander Mudassir during a press conference in Srinagar on Saturday (Photo AP)
Police believe Mudassir, who goes by a single name, planned a series of grenade attacks July 11 in Srinagar that left nine tourists dead, says Sharma.
''(The arrest) is a great setback to the militants,'' Sharma said.
Sharma said that Mudassir also planned three grenade attacks on June 11 in Jammu, that killed one man and injured 29 others.
Mudassir, a Kashmiri, became a militant in 1999 and received arms training in Pakistan for four years, said Sharma.
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