Srinagar: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a militant of Al-Badr Mujahideen outfit in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police North Kashmir, Atul Kumar Goel told GNS that a joint naka was established at Chutipora area of Handwara today in the morning following the “credible inputs” about the movement of the militants.
During the naka, a vehicle was searched and one suspected was apprehended, DIG said, adding that during frisking one Chinese pistol and two hand grenades were recovered from his possession.
“Sajad had joined Al-Badr militant outfit on October 3 last month,” DIG said.
A case has been registered and further investigations initiated in this matter, DIG added.
Pertinently, Sajad, a first-year student of Bachelors in Lab Technician at college in New Delhi, had gone missing since October 3 and later his family lodged a missing report in the concerned police station. (GNS)