Udhampur attack: Duo arrested only on suspicion, says SP, Tapi district
The two terrorists were named Zargham alias Mohammad Bhai and Abu Okasha by the NIA
Surat: Superintendent of police, Tapi district, M K Nayak had said earlier that the two were captured only on suspicion.
The two were held on Wednesday at Songadh check-post on Gujarat-Maharashtra border in Tapi district of Gujarat by special operations group and handed over to the state Anti-Terrorism Squad.
Earlier, on Tuesday, the NIA released sketches of Zargham alias Mohammad Bhai and Abu Okasha, who had infiltrated into India along with captured Pakistani militant Mohammad Naved Yakub.
2 suspected persons detained by Tapi Special operation Group resemble sketches of persons that were released by NIA pic.twitter.com/yPFvMu19ae
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 19, 2015The anti-terror agency announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh to anyone providing information leading to their arrest. The two have been identified as Zarghan alias Mohammed Bhai, aged about 38-40 years, and Abu Okasha, around 17-18 years old.
The NIA took DNA and voice samples of Naved. NIA sources said collecting the DNA samples of the militant from Faisalabad, Pakistan could help prove his nationality.