Lateef Bhat is from The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar that surfaced after an encounter in Shopian during which he, along with Lashkar commander Zakir Ganai, was trapped by security. Security forces resumed searches in Kulgam after two terrorists attacked a CRPF post near Mir Bazar, injuring three personnel. Officials suspect Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Mohammed Lateef Bhat as.