Awantipora : Police in Awantipora have arrested one terrorist associate and recovered explosive material from his possession, said police in a statement issued on Friday.
“On a specific input, Awantipora Police along with 42RR and 180Bn CRPF conducted search of a residential house of Amir Ashraf Khan in village Syedabad Tral and during the search one Chinese hand grenade concealed in a plastic jar was recovered from the premises of the said house. He has been arrested and shifted to Police Station Tral where he remains in custody.”, reads the police statement.
The police statement also said that a case FIR number 109/2020 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Tral and further investigation into the matter is in progress.