J&K: Active LeT Militant, Planning To Attack Security Forces, Arrested In Shopian. Ammunition Recovered

According to a Police spokesperson from his possession, one live hand-grenade and 29 live rounds of caliber 7.62 mm were recovered.

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Srinagar: Police on Friday apprehended one active Lashkar-e-Toiba militant at Mujhmarg Junction area of South Kashmir's Shopian district.

In a statement issued, the Police said that today on a specific input about the movement of the militant planning an attack on security forces, a joint naka by Shopian police, 01 RR and CRPF BN 178 was established at Mujhmarg junction.

The statement further stated that at about 6.24 pm an individual in a suspicious condition moved out of the orchard on seeing the suspect, security forces challenged him but the suspect tried to flee away. The nearby security personnel immediately approached him and overpowered him.

According to a Police spokesperson from his possession, one live hand-grenade and 29 live rounds of calibrer 7.62 mm were recovered. The apprehended suspect disclosed his name as Kamran Bashir Hajam, s/o of Bashir Ahmed Hajam, who is a resident of Babapora and an active militant of LeT.

Accordingly, FIR no 117/2021 was lodged under relevant sections of law registered at Police Station Zainapora. Further questioning going on, reads the statement.