Srinagar, Apr 25: Police along with security forces arrested terrorist associate linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT and recovered incriminating materials, arms, ammunition from his possession in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla.
Police in a statement to news agency KDC said that on a specific input of terrorist movement in Uri Kamalkoot Mandayan area, a joint patrolling was carried at General area of Kamalkoot Mandayan by Baramulla Police & Army 8 RR. During patrolling suspicious movement of one person coming towards patrolling party by foot was observed. While seeing police party and security forces, the suspect person tried to flee from the spot but alert patrolling party apprehended him tactfully.
During preliminary questioning, he was identified as Farooq Ahmed Khokar son of Salam Din Khokar resident of Kalsi Kamalkoot.
During his search 01 pistol, 02 magazines and 20 pistol rounds were recovered from his possession, police said.
In this regard, case under sections UA (P) & Arms Act has been registered in PS URI and investigation has been taken up.
