SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested six militant associates in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
A police spokesman in a statement said that police in Pulwama have busted a militant module linked with proscribed outfit LeT and arrested 06 militant associates who have been identified as Rouf Ahmad Lone @Amjid son of Ab Majeed Lone resident of Lelhar Kakapora, Aqib Maqbool Bhat son of Mohd Maqbool Bhat resident of Alochibagh Pampore, Javaid Ahmad Dar son of Gh Mohi-ud-Din Dar resident of Larve Kakapora, Arshid Ahmad Mir son of Ab Rashid Mir resident of Parigam Pulwama, Rameez Raja son of Gh Ahmad Bhat resident of Parigam Pulwama and Sajad Ahmad Dar son of Gh Mohi-Ud-Din Dar resident of Larve Kakapora.
“During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that these arrested militant associates were involved in providing logistics, shelter, managing and transferring finance and motivating youth to act as hybrid militants,” said the spokesman, adding that the investigating team also learnt that they were working for militant commander Reyaz Ahmad Dar @ Khalid @ Sheeraz of terror outfit LeT, resident of Sethergund Kakapora Pulwama and were in constant touch with him besides, on his directions were instrumental in perpetrating militancy in the district.
“Accordingly, a case FIR number 19/20222 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Kakapora and investigation has been initiated,” said the spokesman.
