Police arrests hybrid terrorist in Sopore
Police arrests hybrid terrorist in Sopore
PRESS TRUST OF KASHMIR SRINAGAR SEP 04: On 02/09/2022, at about 2115hrs, based on specific information regarding movement of a terrorist in Shangergund area of Sopore, a special joint checkpoint was established by Police, Army (22RR) and CRPF (179BN) in the said area.
During checking, at about 2140hrs suspicious movement of a person coming from village Check Brath link road towards Sopore-Kupwara general road was noticed and was subsequently asked to stop, but he tried to flee from the spot. However, he was tactfully apprehended by the alert joint team. Upon his personal search 01 pistol, 01 magazine and 08 pistol rounds were recovered from his possession. He was identified as Saqib Shakeel Dar son of Shakeel Ahmad Dar resident of Mumkak Batpora A/P Checki Brath Sopore.
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Preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested person is working as a hybrid terrorist of proscribed terrorist organization LeT and was in a constant search of an opportunity to carry out attacks on security forces and civilians.
Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 195/2022 under relevant sections of law was registered in PS Sopore and investigation was set into motion.
During further investigation, the arrested accused revealed that he had concealed 03 Sticky Bombs and 07 Detonators which were also recovered upon his disclosure in an orchard of village Chek-i- Brath area of Sopore. Further investigation into the case is going on.
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