Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 22: Security forces today arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in Bandipora district of North Kashmir and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession.
A police official said that acting on a specific input about the presence of militants in Aloosa area of Bandipora, joint parties of Bandipora police, 26 Assam Rifles and 3rd Bn CRPF laid a joint naka at Aloosa today.
He said that a suspicious individual was seen approaching the naka and on being challenged by the joint parties, the individual tried to flee into the nearby orchards. He was chased by the joint party and tactfully apprehended.
He said that arrested militant has been identified as Danish Ahmed Shah alias Haris son of Sanaullah Shah of Ellahipora Aloosa in Bandipora district. “On carrying out the personal search of the individual, one Chinese pistol and one grenade was recovered from his possession”, he added.
The official said that during initial questioning, the person disclosed that he was working at the behest of LeT handlers Samama alias Ali and Hilal Malik, at present in Pakistan, and the said arms and ammunition had been provided to him through Lashkar conduits.
He said that he had been recruited as a hybrid militant by eliminated Lashkar militant Ashiq War and after the death of Ashiq in 2019 was subsequently handled by Fayaz War.
It further came to light that Shah was currently arranging travel documents to travel to Pakistan for seeking specialised arms and ammunition training.
He is also suspected to be involved in assisting the recent attacks in Bandipora and it is currently a matter of investigation.
A case under the relevant provisions of law has been registered in Police Station Bandipora and further investigation is underway.
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