Two JeM militants arrested in Valley; Pakistani ‘spy’ held with classified info
BUSTED J&K Police recover automatic rifle, pistol and ammunition from JeM terror module
SRINAGAR: Two Kashmiri militants, members of the banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), have been arrested in Baramulla, state police said on Saturday adding that an automatic rifle, a pistol and ammunition were recovered from their possession.
“The militants namely Safeer Ahmad Bhat R/O Janbazpora, Baramulla and Farhaan Fayaz Liloo S/O Fayaz Ahmad Liloo R/O Jamia Mohalla, Baramulla were arrested in a joint operation by police, army and CRPF,” police said in a press statement released on Saturday afternoon.
According to the police, the two militants were part of a JeM module operating in Baramulla town and adjacent areas. It is led by a Pakistani militant known only by his code name, Khalid.
“This module along with the arrested duo were involved in the terrorist attack on an Army/ Police convoy on August 16 this year in Khwajabagh, Baramulla, in which two army men and one police man were killed,” police said in the statement.
Further investigation into the matter is going on, police said. The arrests come after two search operations in Baramulla this week by security forces.
PAK ‘SPY’ HELD IN SAMBA
Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a suspected Pakistani spy from Ramgarh sub sector in Samba district a day after BSF troopers killed seven personnel of Pakistani Rangers and a terrorist in retaliatory fire in neighbouring Kathua district.
The arrest of the suspect—Bodh Raj,fromChangiyaVillageinArnia area of RS Pura sector in Jammu district—comes at a time when there have been a series of ceasefire violations by Pakistan both on the international border and the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.
Security and intelligence agencies suspect that Bodh Raj had been passing classified information, including locations of security forces in the state, to his Pakistani handlers.