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Crime
LeT launches new Kashmir front to shift focus from Kulgam attack mastermind
✍️ The Hawk
🗓 13 Nov 2026, 05:47 PM
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Lashkar-e-Taiba has reportedly created a new outfit in Kashmir, allegedly to divert scrutiny away from the mastermind behind the recent Kulgam attack.
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistan-based militant group, is said to have floated a new front in the Kashmir region. According to intelligence reports, the move is intended to draw attention away from the individual identified as the mastermind of the recent Kulgam attack, which claimed several lives.
The Kulgam incident, which occurred earlier this month, prompted heightened security operations across the union territory. By introducing a fresh outfit, LeT appears to be attempting to confuse law‑enforcement agencies and the media, creating a parallel narrative that could dilute investigative focus.
Security analysts note that such tactics are not new for the group, which has a history of rebranding and forming splinter entities to evade detection. The Indian authorities are monitoring the development closely and have warned that any new front will be treated as an extension of LeT's existing network.
The move underscores the continuing challenge faced by Indian security forces in countering the evolving strategies of terrorist outfits operating in the region.
The Kulgam incident, which occurred earlier this month, prompted heightened security operations across the union territory. By introducing a fresh outfit, LeT appears to be attempting to confuse law‑enforcement agencies and the media, creating a parallel narrative that could dilute investigative focus.
Security analysts note that such tactics are not new for the group, which has a history of rebranding and forming splinter entities to evade detection. The Indian authorities are monitoring the development closely and have warned that any new front will be treated as an extension of LeT's existing network.
The move underscores the continuing challenge faced by Indian security forces in countering the evolving strategies of terrorist outfits operating in the region.