JeM’s 2 militant associates arrested, Arms and ammunition recovered: Police

B’pora: Bandipora police on Tuesday said that it has arrested two militant associates of Jaish-e Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit and claimed recovery of arms and ammunition from their possession.
A police statement issued on Tuesday said “ acting on inputs about the presence of people indoctrinating youth and influencing them with false narratives besiding inciting them to violent paths the Bandipora police along with 13 RR apprehended one suspected person Abdul Majeed Khan resident of Kralpora Bandipora in a joint operation at Wular Vantage Park Aragam Bandipora and recovered arms, ammunition from his possession which includes 01 Pistol, 03 live Hand Grenades and 10 live rounds”.
Stating that upon the preliminary enquiry, the accused revealed that he is associated with JeM proscribed militant outfit and is in contact with handlers across the border from where he received instructions to identify innocent youth for joining militancy and pass on arms and ammunitions to them, the police in it’s statement said “ on his further disclosure, the accused named Showkat Ahmad Malik resident of Sangrama Sopore as his accomplice in carrying out his designs and accordingly a search Operation was launched in Sangrama Sopore with Sopore Police and 52RR leading to the recovery of 01 Pistol, 05 live Hand grenades and 20 live rounds from the accused person”.
“A case FIR No. 04/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Aragam and further investigation has been taken up”, reads the concluding para of the police statement.