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Two absconders wanted in UAPA case arrested in Baramulla

Two absconders wanted in UAPA case arrested in Baramulla
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JAMMU, Nov 2 (PTI): Two absconders, wanted in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, were arrested after a hunt of five years in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said here on Sunday.

Owais Farooq and Ahsan Fayaz Leilu, both residents of Old Town, Baramulla, were nabbed by a team from R S Pura police station in Jammu district, a police spokesperson said.

He said an FIR under various sections of Indian Penal Code and UAPA was registered against the duo in 2020 but they could not be traced for the last five years.