2 terrorist aides arrested in Tral: Police

Awantipora: Police on Thursday said that two terrorist associates have been arrested by it in a joint operation with security forces from Wagad area falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Tral besides which explosive substance and ammunition has been also recovered from the possession of the said terrorist associates.
A Police Spokesman in a statement issued here on Thursday said “Police Awantipora along with Army (42 RR) and CRPF (180 Bn) at a checkpoint established at Wagad crossing, arrested two terrorist associates. They have been identified as Umer Mohi-ud-Din Bhat S/o Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din R/o Nader Tral and Shakeel Ahmad Sheikh S/o Gh. Hassan Sheikh R/o Kuchmulla Tral.
Stating that during the search, explosive substance, ammunition including 02 Hand grenades, 59 live rounds of AK-47, 01 AK 47 Magazine and incriminating material was also recovered from the possession of the said terrorist associates Police in its statement further sad that the said terrorist associates were involved in providing logistics support and transportation of arms & ammunition to the active terrorists of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad in Tral and Awantipora areas of Police District Awantipora, adding therein that a case under FIR number 86/2025 under relevant sections of law has been alsi registered at Police Station Tral besides initiating further investigations.