Srinagar: Police on Saturday said an OGW (Over Ground Worker) of Jaish-e-Muhammad outfit was Arrested along with a grenade in South Kashmir’s Awantipora.
He have been identified as Umer Farooq Bhat, son of Farooq Ahmad Bhat and a resident of Renzipora Awantipora.
In a statement, Police said Awantipora Police along with Army 55 RR and CRPF 185 Bn arrested one militant associate of outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad from Awantipora.
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He was involved in providing shelter, support, logistics and assisting militants in their ferry from one place to another besides aiding in transporting arms/ammunition of militants, as well as passing sensitive information regarding movement of Police/Security forces to the militants of outfit JeM," it reads.
"Incriminating material including hand grenade has been recovered from the arrested militant associate," police said.
A Case F.I.R number 07/2022 stands registered against the said arrested terror associate in Police Station Awantipora under relevant sections of the law, reads the statement.
(GNS)
