BANDIPORA: The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a hybrid terrorist belonging to The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), in Bandipora district of north Kashmir.
The police said in a statement, “Bandipora police and security forces came to know the suspicious movement of TRF terrorist in Chandergeer Hajin.
Accordingly, a naka was placed by Bandipora Police along with 13 RR at Check-Chanderger Hajin.
While conducting search of pedestrians and vehicles one suspect person tried to hide himself on seeing the searching party but he was tactfully apprehended and on his search 1 pistol 3 Chinese grenade were recovered and on further investigation he gave 04 Pistol Rounds and 02 more Chinese hand Grenades.”
The arrested terrorist was identified as Shabir Ahmad Dar resident of Chandergeer Hajin.
A police officer said, “Being a hybrid terrorist of TRF outfit, he was working on the directions of handlers–Lala Umar and Huzaifa– both Pakistani terrorists across the border.” Police said he was assigned the task of reviving local militancy in the Bandipora district.