SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested four hybrid militants of TRF/LeT outfit at Bemina area of Srinagar city and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession. Besides it arrested two associates of LeT outfit at Awantipora area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir.
Police in a statement said, “Acting on a specific tip off about the presence of militants in the general area of Bemina, a checkpoint was laid by PC Srinagar, 2RR and Bemina Police Station at Bemina Crossing. Two individuals approaching the checkpoint in a suspicious manner were challenged by the joint party on which they tried to flee. However they were tactfully apprehended by the joint party.”
The apprehended individuals identified themselves as Tawoos Rasool Gada son of Ghulam Rasool Gada and Saleem Jan Bhat son of Mohd Ashraf Bhat resident of Usmanabad opposite Degree College Bemina.
“On basis of their initial questioning, the individuals disclosed that they were working as hybrid militants of TRF/LET. On basis of the disclosures made by the two individuals, a cordon & search operation was launched at Hamdania Colony Srinagar and two more associates of the module identified as Abdul Hameed Rah@ Ali son of Ghulam Rasool Rah & Sajad Ahmed Marazi son of Khursheed Ahmed Marazi, both residents of Hamdania Colony Bemina, Srinagar were arrested”, the statement said.
During checking Three Tokarev Type 54 Pistols, three magazines and thirty Chinese rounds were recovered from their possession.
“In Awantipora, Acting on specific information, Awantipora police alongwith 50RR at a checkpoint established at Befina Chowk Pampore arrested two militant associates linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT. They have been identified as Arshid Ahmed Mir son of Farooq Ahmed Mir resident of Check Satoora Tral & Muzaffar Ahmad Chopan son of Khazir Mohmmad Chopan resident of Khanmoh Srinagar”, the statement added.
Incriminating materials including two hand grenades were recovered from their possession.
During preliminary questioning, the arrested duo disclosed that they had received these grenades from an active militant of proscribed outfit LeT namely Saqib Ahmad resident of Khanmoh and were tasked to lob them on security forces in the area.
A case under the relevant provisions of law has been registered in Police Station Bemina and further investigation taken up. Similarly a case vide FIR number 51/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered at PS Pampore and further investigation into the matter is in progress.