Srinagar: Police on Tuesday said that it have arrested three LeT militant associates along with arms and ammunition inisouth Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
In a statement, the police said that in a major success, Anantnag Police, in coordination with the Army and CRPF, apprehended three militant associates.
A substantial cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered during the operation, police said.
The spokesman further stated that the arrests were made during a joint naka checking at Wopzan trijunction, where armed forces detained Umaiq Mushtaq Zargar, S/O Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar, R/O Karewa Colony Bijbehara, Ishfaq Ahmad Dar, S/O Mohd Yaqoob Dar, R/O Dar Mohalla Arwani and Shahid Ahmad Gadhanji, S/O Sonaullah Gadhanji, R/O Dar Mohalla Arwan.
One pistol, 2 pistol magazines, 23 pistol rounds and 2 grenades were seized from them.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the trio was planning subversive activities in and around Anantnag district under the instructions of LeT Handlers, the statement said.
A case has been registered at police station Bijbehara under FIR No. 172/2024 U/S 7/27 Arms Act, 13, 18, 23, 39 UAPA Act. Further investigations are ongoing, he said. (GNS)
