Srinagar: Security forces arrested an alleged terrorist associated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district and recovered a grenade from his possession, police said on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir Police in Awantipora, along with security forces, arrested a terror associate — identified as Musaib Nazir — involved in supporting terrorist activities, a police spokesman said.
Acting on a credible input about the movement of a suspect at Naner Midoora area, security forces launched a search operation in the area, the spokesman said.
During the search, Nazir, a resident of Ladhoo Khrew area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, allegedly associated with JeM, was apprehended and a grenade was recovered from his possession, the spokesman added.
He said a case has been registered and further investigation is ongoing. (PTI)
