TERROR TRAIL: The moped which the two terrorists were riding in Mysore in the early hours of Friday. — PHOTO: M.A. Sriram
MYSORE: The Mysore police nabbed two Pakistani terrorists in the early hours on Friday.
Based on a tip-off, a police party was waiting for the accused on Outer Ring Road in Vijayanagar Police Station limits near an industrial area.
The two were riding a Hero Puch and when the police signalled them to stop, they opened fire from AK-47 rifles. The police returned fire and nabbed them after a chase.
Commissioner of Police Praveen Sood gave the names of the two as Mohammad Fayaz and Ali Hussain, both in their mid- twenties. Mr. Sood said the two had suffered minor injuries in the firing.
According to sources, the police had information about the possible movement of terrorists in Mysore a few days ago.
The police sources the two were suspected to belong to the Al-Badr terrorist group based in Pakistan.