Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 1: Police today arrested a hardcore Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit in Handwara area of Kupwara district.
Police said that Affaq Ahmad Bhat alias Abu Huraira, a resident of Panditpura, was arrested by Handwara police after it acted on a specific information about his presence in the village.
Police said that Bhat was involved in providing logistic support to militant Abu Maaz of the LeT. “Handwara police has also busted two hideouts maintained by the said OGW Affaq,” said police.
“Huge cache of ammunition including one pistol, two pistol magazines, 11 pistol rounds, two wireless sets, one Ysms set, four mobile sets, one UBGL thrower, one UBGL grenade, two AK magazines, 105 AK rounds, two compass, one Binocular, one Wire cutter, five battery chargers, 48 batteries, first aid (Made in Pakistan), medicines /cotton bandage, two cooking flames, one perfume, two maps, one jacket, two bags and cosmetics etc were recovered from the hideouts”, Police said.
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