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A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was arrested with arms and ammunition from Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar: A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was arrested with arms and ammunition from Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said on Thursday.
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Showkat Ahmad Tantary, a resident of Warpora area in Kulgam district, was arrested on Wednesday from Qazipora area of the central Kashmir district, the official said.
J&K Police: On a credible input, Budgam Police y'day arrested one terrorist from Qazipora area identified as Showkat Ahmad Tantary. He was carrying arms & ammunition. As per police records, he was affiliated with proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. pic.twitter.com/ss9yYpElyH
— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2019
Tantary was affiliated to the proscribed terror outfit according to police records, he said.
Police have registered a case at Chadoora police station.
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The arms and ammunition recovered from his possession have been put into case records and an investigation is under way to ascertain his complicity in any other terrorist activity. (PTI)
