KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
Father-son duo, two brothers and a police constable were arrested by police during a nocturnal raid from Bemina locality of capital city Srinagar on Thursday night.
Reliable police sources informed news agency CNS that 8 grenades and an AK-47 rifle were recovered from their possession. All the arrested persons who according to police belong to militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba hail from Karnah area of frontier district Kupwara.
“They are being questioned. It will be premature to say anything at this stage,” said a police official on condition of anonymity who identified the arrested persons as police constable Khurshid Ahmed Chouhan, father-son duo Aalam Din Bhat, son of Muhammad Afzal Bhat, Yasir Ahmed Bhat, son of Aalam Din Bhat, two brothers Irshad Ahmed Sheikh and Muhammad Ashraf Sheikh, sons of Ali Akbar Sheikh.
The police official claimed that some drugs were also recovered from their possession.
Meanwhile, a Hizb militant and his sympathizer were arrested by forces during a joint operation in Hamdanpora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
SP Kulgam Sridhar Patil said, “during a joint operation, a newly recruited Hizb militant Manzoor Ahmed Khan alias Jafar alias Waseem, son of Gh Nabi Khan, a resident of Dhobi Mohalla, Batamaloo was arrested who was hiding in the house of Muhammad Yaqub Dar.”
“Yaqub was also detained for questioning. We have recovered a Pakistani made pistol, 19 rounds of AK 47 rifle, a pouch and a sleeping bag from the possession of the arrested militant,” he said.
Police Issue Statement
Militant, Harbourer arrested in Kulgam
Acting on specific information regarding the presence of militants in the area, district police Kulgam along with 1 RR and 18th Bn CRPF launched an operation in village Hamdan Pora, Rampora.
During search operation one HM militant identified as Manzoor Ahmad Khan @Mana Khan @Waseem @Jafar, son of Ghulam Nabi Khan, resident of Dhobi Mohalla Batamaloo, Srinagar was arrested.
He is involved in number of subversive activities and has got recycled into militant ranks a couple of months ago.
One pistol, grenade and other ammunition was recovered from his possession.
One more person namely Mohammad Yaqoob Dar, son of Abdul Gani Dar, resident of Hamdan Pora, Rampora who provided logistic support to militant was also apprehended from the spot.
Police have registered a case FIR number 247/2016 under section 307, 109 RPC, 7/25 (A) Act and investigation was taken up.
