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LeT wants to shake hands with Naxals

Updated on: 03 September,2009 08:03 AM IST  | 
Ketan Ranga |

Pakistan-sponsored terror outfit has offered sophisticated weapons in return for logistical support from militant leftist group

LeT wants to shake hands with Naxals

Pakistan-sponsored terror outfit has offered sophisticated weapons in return for logistical support from militant leftist group

Terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has sought logistical support from the militant Naxals, and promised them sophisticated arms in return.

The attempts by the militant organisations to forge such an alliance came to light following the arrest of LeT militant Yusuf alias Salim on August 25.

Yusuf had a Jammu and Kashmir identity card on him along with a Pakistani passport when he was arrested.
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The police also confiscated four detonators, two timers and two kg of RDX like chemical from him.


Arif Naseem Khan, Minister of State (Home), confirmed that such a deal was being negotiated.
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"The LeT has approached the Naxals, who have not helped them as yet.

Had the help been extended, the terrorists would not have let so many days pass without any incident."

Home ministry sources revealed that the Naxal's knowledge of the India's rural hinterland.

Their network would help the LeT upgrade their operational capabilities in the country, and make it easier for them to plant sleeper cells. "Yusuf had plans to meet some Naxal commanders," said the source.
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Naxals have a strong presence in forested areas of Gadchiroli and Nanded in Maharashtra and major parts of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa.

Home ministry officials fear that LeT could inflict serious damage if the Naxals decided to help them.u00a0

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