Bandipora: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday said that a local militant was arrested in the Zalwan Nursery area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday.
Police said that acting on specific information regarding the movement of militants in the Zalwan NNurseryarea of Bandipora, Bandipora police along with 14 RR and 3rd Bn CRPF launched a joint CASO.
"During search one locally trained LeT militant was apprehended," police said.
He disclosed his identity as Shahid Hussain Bhat, son of Ghulam Hassan Bhat and a resident of Plan Bandipora, police said.
"On his disclosures, two Hand Grenades were recovered which he had kept in paddy fields near Ward No.04 Plan Bandipora," police added.
It further said that the arrested militant was in touch with the militant of LeT in PaK and was given the task to target police/security forces in Bandipora.
"He was also given the task by his handlers across the border to mobilize the youth in Bandipora for recruiting them in LeT," police said, adding that in this connection, a case under FIR number 168/2022 was registered in PS Bandipora and further investigation has been taking up.
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