India News | LeT Militant Arrested in Budgam in J&K
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was arrested on Saturday and arms and ammunition were recovered from his possession in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Srinagar, Dec 4 (PTI) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was arrested on Saturday and arms and ammunition were recovered from his possession in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Acting on a specific input regarding the movement of terrorists in Poshkar area of Budgam, security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation, a police spokesman said.
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During the search operation, the joint team arrested an active terrorist linked with the proscribed terror outfit LeT, he said.
The spokesman identified the arrested as Ab Hameed Nath, a resident of Pethzanigam Beerwah, Budgam in central Kashmir.
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Incriminating materials, including a pistol and a magazine, five pistol rounds and a Chinese grenade, were recovered from his possession, he said.
According to police records, Nath was an active militant since February 2021, the spokesman said.
A case has been registered and investigation initiated, he added.
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