LeT terrorist arrested in Baramulla
TNN Bureau. Updated: 8/11/2017 12:35:31 AM
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Srinagar: A terrorist belonging to the Lashkher-e-Toiba was arrested in Sopore town of Baramulla district today, along with some arms and ammunition, on Thursday. The terrorist has been identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Kanna, a resident of Jamia-Qadeem Sopore while one pistol with two magazines and three rounds of ammunition and four UBGL were also recovered from his possession.
The terrorist, part of the terror outfit’s north Kashmir module, was arrested at a check post during routine checking at Seer Amargarh road in Sopore, when he tried jumping the Naka established jointly by troops of 52 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and 177 battalion CRPF, the police informed.
“When checking was being conducted, one person jumped the Naka and fled away towards an orchard. However, security forces immediately cordoned off the area and overpowered the suspect,” a police official said.
During questioning, the suspected person admitted to have recently joined LeT.
“Before joining LeT, Kanna worked as an active recruiter and an over-ground worker for the outfit in Sopore and other areas of north Kashmir,” the official said, adding that he was also involved in a grenade-throwing case on Sopore police station.
Meanwhile, a 26-year-old youth Irfan Khan from Anantnag district of south Kashmir has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) and shifted to a jail in Jammu.