Srinagar, March 23 -- Authorities demolished an "illegally" constructed house allegedly linked to a "Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist handler" in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday, police said.

Anantnag Police, in coordination with the District administration, razed the illegally constructed house and plinth at Rekha Hassanpora, reclaiming encroached state land, a police spokesperson said.

He said the property belonged to Haroon Rashid Ganie, son of Abdul Rashid Ganie. Police said Haroon Rashid Ganie is a "known terrorist handler" allegedly associated with the banned terror outfit LeT.

"Ganie, operating from Pakistan since 2018, has been accused of orchestrating terror activities aimed at undermining national se...