Militant held in sopore, arms & ammunition also recovered: Police

Srinagar: Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested an active militant in a joint operation with Security forces in Sopore and also recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from his possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that while acting on specific inputs about the presence of a militant in Madina Bagh Moh, Dangerpura area, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Sopore Police and Army (22RR) in the said area, Stating therein further that when the initial cordon was being laid, a militant was spotted while trying to run away and attempting to break the cordon, taking cover of narrow lanes by-lanes and congested area.
Police in it’s statement further said that while assessing the situation, troops displayed situational awareness, extreme restraint and exceptional fire control in not opening the fire and the alert troops of the joint team managed to nab the militant alive thereby displaying great synergy. Stating the militant arrested in the operation has been identified as Owais Ahmad Mir S/o Nazir Ahmad Mir R/o War Mohalla Gund Brat , Police in it’s statement furthermore said that after proper investigation, Police recovered incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including a 9mm Pistol, 8 (9mm) rounds, a Pistol Magazine & a Chinese Grenade..
Saying that police and security forces have averted a major tragedy and prevented planned target killings in the area , Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigation is in progress.