Srinagar: Security forces on Friday arrested two ‘hybrid’ militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in Kupwara district of north Kashmir and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession, police said.
“Two hybrid terrorists identified as Talib Ahmad Sheikh of Laderwan, Kupwara and Shameem Ahmad of Kawadi Laderwan, Kupwara, were arrested by police and army,” a police official said.
He said they were affiliated with the LeT outfit.
Four pistols, eight pistol magazines, 130 pistol rounds and 10 hand-grenades were recovered from their possession.
“Hybrid terrorist” is a term coined by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir to describe those militants “who carry out a subversive task assigned to them by their handlers before slipping back into normal life.”
