Explained: political slugfest over arrest of Lashkar commander in Resai

Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Talib Hussian Shah and his Kashmiri accomplice Faisal Ahmad Dar were arrested from Tuksan Dhok in Resia district after they were tactfully disarmed by local residents on Sunday.

Police said that Talib, a resident of Rajouri, was behind the spate of IED attacks on security forces in the border district recently. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Director General of Police Dilbag Singh lauded the villagers for their courage and announced cash rewards for them.

However, a political slugfest erupted between the local units of BJP and Congress after Talib was reported to be an active member of the BJP who was recently selected as its IT and social media cell in charge of the minority morcha in Jammu province.

Some pictures emerged on social media purportedly showing Shah with BJP leaders.

One of the pictures shows J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina purportedly presenting him with a bouquet and a letter issued by party leader Sheikh Bashir on May 9, assigning him the responsibility of new IT and social media incharge of Minority Morcha for Jammu province.