Asia | Counter-terrorism in India

Do Lali

A good run for Indian intelligence

Yasin Bhatkal, in the bag
|DELHI

ANOTHER week, another arrest. On September 4th Indian security forces nabbed a commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, one of five militant groups at large in Kashmir, a region run by India but claimed by Pakistan. The commander, Talib Lali, has been active in the Kashmir valley for 15 years. He was taken with two others after a brief shoot-out.

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