3 militant associates in Srinagar: Police

Srinagar: Police on Friday said that a small team of Srinagar Police arrested three militant associates linked with TRF militant outfit an offshoot of LeT militant outfit in Natipora area of Srinagar.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that while acting on specific intelligence, a small team of Srinagar police at a checkpoint established at Harnabal Natipora and arrested three militant associates linked with TRF militant outfit identified as Imran Ahmad Najar S/o Late Abdul Rehman Najar R/o Bulbul Bagh Baramulla, Waseem Ahmad Matta S/o Tariq Ahmad Matta R/o Qamarwari Srinagar and Wakeel Ahmad Bhat S/o Nazir Ahmad Bhat R/o Pazalpora Bijbehara.
Stating that during search, it has recovered 3 hand grenades, 10 pistol rounds, 25 AK-47 rounds and other incriminating materials from their possession, Police in its statement further said that Wakeel Ahmad Bhat was earlier an active militant linked with ISJK militant outfit andwas lodged in jail for two years after which he was released recently from Central Jail on bail. Police in it’s statement furthermore said that during preliminary investigation the trio were found to have collected the explosive substances and ammunition from active militants of TRF for carrying militant activities in Srinagar city, thereby averted a militant threat.
In the concluding para of it’s statement Police said that a case under FIR number 46/23 under section 3/4 Explosive Act, 7/25 Arms Act, 18, 23, 39 UAPA Act was registered at Police Station Chanapora and further investigation is underway.