TRF militant arrested in Bandipora: Police
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a hybrid militant of ‘The Resistance Front’ outfit considered an offshoot of LeT in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
In a statement, police said that on 3rd February police and security forces came to know the suspicious movement of TRF militants in Chandergeer Hajin.
Accordingly a naka was laid at Check-Chanderger Hajin. While conducting search of pedestrians and vehicles ,one suspect person tried to conceal his presence on seeing the Naka Party ,who was tactfully apprehended and on his personal search 01 Chinese grenade was recovered and on his further disclosure 01Chinese Pistol ,01 Pistol Magzine, 04 Pistol Rounds and 02 more Chinese hand Grenades were recovered.
The statement further stated that during preliminary questioning he disclosed his identity as Shabir Ahmad Dar resident of Chandergeer Hajin.
Being a hybrid militant of TRF outfit he was working on the directions of handlers across the border Lala Umar and Huzaifa. He was in touch with Abbas Sheikh (now killed) and Basit an active militant and was assigned the task of reviving local militancy in Bandipora district , particularly in Hajin.Since there is no local active militant left in Hajin area after the elimination of LeT Militant Saleem Parray, they said.
