Two LeT ‘affiliates’ escape from Police Station Baramulla: Officials

SRINAGAR — Two accused persons, “affiliates” of Lashkar-e-Toiba, escaped from Police Station Baramulla in the wee hours on Wednesday, officials said.

They said that the accused, Maroof Nazir Soleh of Kanlibagh and Shahid Showkat Bala of Banglowbagh, managed their way during Sehri time.

A police officer told the news agency GNS that a case has been registered under relevant sections of law and “efforts are on to nab them”.

The duo had been arrested in connection with a blast on a wine shop in Dewan Bagh in Baramulla last year, the officer added.