Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two hybrid militants of Lashkar-i-Toiba terror outfit in Gurseer area of North Kashmir’s Sopore.
As per police spokesperson, “Today on 09-06-2020, at about 19:40 hrs.,a Joint naka was established by pc sopore along with 52 RR at gurseer in the jurisdiction of police station Tarzoo. During checking, a suspicious movement of two persons coming from Darpora delina towards seer was noted and were subsequently asked to stop, but they tried to flee from the spot, however were tactfully apprehended by the security forces.”
“Upon their personal search 02 pistols, 02 magazines and 05 pistol rounds were recovered from their possession. During preliminary Questioning, they revealed their identify as Faizan ahmad paul S/0, Fayaz ahmad paul R/0, pinjoora shopian and Muzamil rashid mir S/0, Abdul Rashid mir R /0, aarihal pulwama”, he said.
The spokesman said that preliminary investigations have revealed the arrested persons as hybrid terrorist of proscribed organization LET/TRF and were in a constant search of an opportunity to carry out attacks on security forces and civilians including outside labourers.
He added that accordingly FIR has been Registered at Police station Tarzoo under relevant sections of law.