Srinagar: Police Friday claimed to have arrested two newly recruited militants of Hizbul Mujahideen in Sopore.
According to police officials, the joint team of police, army 22 RR , North Range Q.R.T CRPF , 177 CRPF and 179 CRPF cordoned the orchard area near Achabal village at about 5 PM and during search operation arrested two newly recruited militants Yawar nabi Mir son of Ghulam Nabi Mir and Arsalan Rasool Teli son of Ghulam Rasool Teli both residents of Mohalla Sheikh sahib Chinkipora sopore.
The police officials said that the information was ‘specific’ from ‘reliable sources.
Giving details, the official said that “on questioning the two newly recruited boys revealed that they left the home on March 28, 2017 and joined HM militant outfit on the instigation of some local recruiters.”
The families of both arrested have already lodged missing report in police station Sopore on the same day.
The boys according to police have “revealed that they were motivated to join the militancy by persons namely Arif teli alias tiger son of Mohd Ashkur Teli and Mohammad Shafi Teli son of Mohammad Maqbol Teli both residents of Arampora Sopore.
Both these recruiters have been identified and arrested and booked under law for their criminal intention.
However, few other recruiters are yet to be apprehended. The apprehension of these two newly recruited HM militants, top police officer of the area said that “they have recently joined militants ranks is in continuation to the policy of bringing back the local youth who have joined the militancy.”
