SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a hybrid militant along with his associate in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession.
Budgam Police in a statement said, “Acting on specific information, Police along with 62RR and 43Bn CRPF arrested 01 hybrid militant and a militant associate linked with proscribed militant outfit LeT”.
The statement said that “the arrested hybrid militant has been identified as Mudabir Ajaz son of Ajaz Ahmed Rather resident of Gulshanabad Hyderpora and the militant associate has been identified as Syed Muntaha Mehraj son of Syed Mehraju din resident of New Colony Ompora”.
The statement further stated that the “Preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested duo was involved in providing transportation & logistic support to the LeT militants besides, transportation of arms & ammunition across the district Budgam”.
“Incriminating materials, arms of ammunition including 01 Chinese grenade and 35 AK rounds have been recovered from their possession”, the statement added.
“Police has registered a case vide FIR No. 190/2022 under relevant sections of law stands registered at Police Station Budgam and investigation has been initiated”, the statement ends. — (KIMS)