Police arrest Hybrid Militant alongwith Grenade in Ganderbal
SRINAGAR, November 12, 2021: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday claimed to have arrested a hybrid militant alongwith a grenade in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
According to a statement issued to Press trust of Kashmir (PTK) that reads on 11-11-2021, a police party of Ganderbal Police that had established a MVCP near Khann observed an individual to have come suspiciously close to the MVCP.
The individual was challenged who instead of complying with the signs and command, tried to flee. The individual was overpowered and apprehended on spot.
The suspicious person was later identified as Arshad Ahmad Mir son of Mohammad Subhan Mir of Sehpora, Ganderbal and subsequently, a case under FIR number 211/21 under section 13, 39 of ULA (P) ACT and 7/25 of Arms Act was registered in Police station Ganderbal and investigation set into motion.
During sustained questioning, individual was found as a staunch militant associate of Lashkar-e-Toiba/TRF whose name had surfaced during earlier investigations also.
During preliminary investigation, the individual has also been found involved in recruitment of his own brother Lateef Ahmad Mir arrested in FIR 57/21 u/s 13, 39 ULA (P) Act & 7/25 Arms Act of PS Kheer Bhawani and other individuals motivated and facilitated for recruitment by ‘hybrid’ militant Arshad Ahmad Mir are being identified and further arrests and recoveries are expected, the statement reads. (PTK)
