Srinagar 28 July (KNB): Police on Wednesday said that they have arrested an HM militant in South Kashmir Awantipora’s Sharshail Khrew area after the starting of CASO there by security forces.
Officials said that Awantipora Police, Army 50 RR and CRPF 185 Bn launched a joint cordon and search operation during morning hours in SharShali Khrew area after receiving the specific inputs.
“During the search operation, joint forces observed some suspicious movement in the orchard area which was under cordon. The joint forces noticed a suspected person, who was trying to escape but alert ops parties overpowered the suspect and apprehended him. who was later identified as an active militant of HM namely Sahil Manzoor Mir, a resident of Tulbagh Pampore,” the official said.
It was further said that incriminating material including Arms and Ammunition have been recovered from the militant’s possession. (KNB)