4 hybrid militants of TRF/LeT arrested in Srinagar: Police

Srinagar : Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested four hybrid militants of TRF/LeT militant outfit in Bemina area of Srinagar , stating therein further that two militant associates linked with LeT militant outfit have been also arrested in Awantipora from whom incriminating materials including arms & ammunition have been recovered.
In a statement issued on Tuesday police said that in Srinagar on receiving a specific tip-off about the presence of militants in the general area of Bemina, a checkpoint was laid by PC Srinagar, 2RR and Bemina Police Station at Bemina Crossing following which two individuals approaching the checkpoint in a suspicious manner were challenged by the joint party on which they tried to flee but were tactfully apprehended by the joint party.
Stating further that the apprehended individuals identified themselves as Tawoos Rasool Gada son of Ghulam Rasool Gada and Saleem Jan Bhat son of Mohd Ashraf Bhat resident of Usmanabad opposite Degree College Bemina, police said that on their personal checking, one Chinese Tokarev Type 54 Pistol, one magazine and ten Chinese rounds each were recovered from their possession.
Police further said that on basis of their initial questioning, the individuals disclosed that they were working as hybrid militants of TRF/LeT militant outfit and were involved in delivering pistols in the city to carry out targeted killings at the behest of Pakistani handlers and on the basis of the disclosures made by the two individuals, a cordon & search operation was launched at Hamdania Colony Srinagar and two more associates of the module identified as Abdul Hameed Rah @ Ali son of GhulamRasool Rah & Sajad Ahmed Marazi son of Khursheed Ahmed Marazi, both residents of Hamdania Colony Bemina, Srinagar were arrested. “During checking two more Tokarev T54 pistols, two magazines and ten Chinese rounds were recovered from possession of the above named accused”, reads the police statement adding that “a case under the relevant provisions of law has been registered in Police Station Bemina and further investigation taken up”.
Stating further that in another action in Awantipora, on a specific input Awantipora police along with 50RR at a checkpoint established at Befina Chowk Pampore arrested two militant associates linked with LeT militant outfit and they were identified as Arshid Ahmed Mir son of Farooq Ahmed Mir resident of Check Satoora Tral &Muzaffar Ahmad Chopan son of Khazir Mohammad Chopan resident of Khanmoh Srinagar and also recovered Incriminating materials including two hand grenades from their possession.
“During preliminary questioning, the arrested duo disclosed that they had received these grenades from an active militant of LeT militant outfit namely Saqib Ahmad resident of Khanmoh and were tasked to lob them on security forces in the area”, reads the police statement, adding that “a case vide FIR number 51/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered at PS Pampore and further investigation into the matter is in progress”.