Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested a newly recruited militant from Neehama area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir.
Reports said that following a tip-off, a police party during a raid apprehended the militant at Neehama village.
Confirming it, a police officer identified the arrested militant as Shakir Ahmad Alie son of Mushtaq Ahmad Alie, a resident of DH Pora, Kulgam. “Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the arrested person,” he said.
A case in this connection has been filed and further investigations initiated.
Alie, according to police had joined militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen on April 14. (GNS)
This post was published on April 23, 2020