Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist arrested in J-K's Kulgam

Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist from Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, have been recovered from his possession.

Srinagar: A terrorist belonging to banned outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) was arrested from Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

Arms and ammunition were also recovered from him, the police said.

"Based on a specific input, police have arrested an active terrorist of proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in Kulgam," a police spokesperson said.

Officers at a checkpoint established at Nihama arrested Shakir Alie, a resident of Damhal Hanjipora area of Kulgam, he said.

Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, have been recovered from his possession, he added.

The spokesperson said that Alie had gone missing on April 14 this year and joined the militant ranks.

He was apprehended in 2018 while he was trying to join militancy. However, he was released without charges due to lack of evidence, the spokesperson added.

(PTI Report)