Srinagar, Sep 13: A militant associate was held with arms in a joint operation by the police and security forces in Surankote area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir last evening, officials said.
A joint naka of police, army’s 16 RR and 38 BN CRPF was laid at Potha Bypass last evening, said an official. “During searches, the security personnel noticed a person coming from Surankote towards Potha in a suspicious manner,” he said.
As per preliminary investigation, the suspect was identified as Mohd Shabir, son of Mohd Farooq, a resident of Daryala Nowshera, said the official, adding that he was in touch with a POK handler namely Azim Khan @ Mudeer who directed him to collect this consignment from Surankote town.
