Militant among Five arrested
Security forces on Sunday arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
He was spotted during a naka checking near ShuhamaNagbal. He tried to flee after seeing the security forces team, but his attempt was foiled and he was apprehended tactfully, a police spokesman said.
He identified the arrested as Mohammad Altaf Wani, a resident of Keegam in Shopian.
Incriminating material was recovered from his possession, the spokesman said, adding that he was a militant of the LeT.
A case has been registered and investigation taken up, the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday said it arrested four terrorist associates in Pulwama district and busted a module of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit.
“Police in Awantipora have busted a terror module of the proscribed terror outfit JeM by arresting four terrorist associates, a police spokesman said.
He identified them as Umar Farooq Dar, a resident of Shahbad; Soraj Manzoor Malik, a resident of Midoora; Irshad Ahmad Lone, a resident of Midora; and Afnan Javeed Khan, a resident of Shahbad.
During preliminary investigation, the spokesman said, it was revealed that the arrested terrorist associates were involved in transportation of arms and ammunition and providing shelter and logistic support to terrorists Umais alias Usman and Abdul Rahman alias Jaat.
Abdul Rahman is a foreign terrorist.
Police have registered a case and begun investigation.
