India, April 21 -- Umer Harris alias 'Khargosh', a wanted Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiyyaba (LeT) terrorist, is believed to be hiding in Saudi Arabia after escaping India in 2024-25 using a forged Indian passport. Indian security agencies and Jammu and Kashmir Police, uncovered his movements during a crackdown on an inter-State LeT module.

Umer hails from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan and joined LeT to evade arrest in multiple pending arson cases in Pakistan. He managed to infiltrate into J&K in 2012 and was part of a broader network of operatives active for around 16 years. He had entered the Kashmir Valley from the northern side.

He operated primarily from Bandipora and Srinagar in the Kashmir Valley, frequently changing hideouts to evade...