Srinagar : Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant associate in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
In a handout to GNS, the police said that joint forces of Police, Army’s 44 RR, 183 bataliion CRPF arrested the militant associate during a naka at Khamri Chowk Pulwama. He has been identified as Zubair Ahmad Dar son of Ali Mohammad Dar resident of Arigam Pulwama. One hand grenade has been recovered from his possession, police said.
“The arrested person was working as associate of militant outfit LeT and was tasked to carry out attacks on SFs and non local laborers in the area.”
Accordingly, police said, a case (FIR No. 314/2022) under relevant sections of law been registered at police station Pulwama and investigation has been initiated.(GNS)