Militant arrested during shootout at Handwara : Three LeT associates held in Shopian
Handwara/Shopian: A militant was arrested after he was injured during an encounter that took place at Langate area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district while search for another militant was started in the area, officials said on Saturday. They said that three LeT associates were arrested in south Kashmir’s Shopian.
The officials said that the encounter broke out shortly after joint security forces including army, CRPF and SoG of Jammu and Kashmir police cordoned off the area following inputs about the presence of militants there.
They said that during a brief gunfight, one newly recruited militant was arrested in an injured condition along with arms and ammunitions.
The officials identified the injured militant as Abrar, son of Ghulam Hassan Gojri of Azadgunj Baramulla. While the search for other trapped militant was also started, the officials added.
The official said that the arrested militant was earlier a stone pelter and two FIRs are already registered against him, adding that later on he started working as an OGW and joined the ranks recently.
Meanwhile, a case under relevant sections of laws has been registered and further investigation has been taken up.
Police tweeted that “Police/SF arrest a recently joined militant identified as Abrar resident of Azad Gunj Baramulla along with arms/ammn in an injured condition during an ongoing encounter at Langate area of Handwara. Search for the other trapped militant is going on. Pertinently, Abrar was a chronic stone-pelter & several FIRs registered against him before working as OGW and joining terror folds recently. Police and security forces on the job. Further details shall follow,” it added.
Meanwhile, three LeT associated were arrested from Shopian.
An official said that police along with security forces have arrested three militant associates of LeT in Shopian and recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition from their possession.
He said on Friday evening, a joint naka party of Police and 44RR was laid at Khudpora orchards.
“During Naka checking, the movement of three suspects was noticed who were challenged to stop. Instead of stopping they started fleeing away from the spot but were chased and arrested tactfully by the alert joint party,” the official said and identified the trio as Ishfaq Ahmad Dar, son of Muhammad Yaseen Dar of Gadapora Shopian, Nadeem Rafiq Rather, son of Rafiq Ahmad Rather of Killbal Shopian and Rouf Mushtaq Najar, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Najar of Wangam.
He further added that incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including one Pistol, one Pistol Magazine, eight Pistol rounds, one hand grenade, one AK Magazine, 20 AK live rounds were recovered from their possession.
Accordingly, a case under FIR number 19/2022 under relevant of sections of law stands registered in Police Station Shopian and further investigation into the matter is in progress, he said.
