Hizbul militant arrested in Budgam

DN Bureau

A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was arrested with arms and ammunition from Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.

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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.

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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)










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