LeT associate held in J-K s Awantipora, incriminating materials recovered ANI | Updated: Jan 02, 2021 04:51 IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 2 (ANI): The security forces arrested an associate of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and recovered incriminating materials including explosive substance, from his possession in Awantipora of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir police said on Friday.
The police in a statement said that the arrested associate of LeT outfit has been identified as Aqif Ahmad Teli, a resident of Cherso, Awantipora.
Teli was involved in providing shelter, logistics and other support to the terrorists as well as in transporting of arms, ammunition and explosive materials of the terrorists in the Awantipora and Tral areas in Pulwama district, the police said.
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Awantipora: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of Lashker-e-Toiba outfit in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
A police statement identified the alleged militant associate as Aqif Ahmad Teli, a resident of Chersoo Awantipora saying he was involved in providing “shelter, logistics and other support to the militants as well as in transporting of arms/ ammunition and explosive material of the militants in Awantipora and Tral areas”.
Teli, police said, “has been in touch with Lashkar commanders” and is involved in recruiting local youth in militant ranks and distribution of money.
The bank transactions of the arrested associate are also being investigated, police officials said in a press statement.
OGW tasked to kill Councillor arrested
OGW tasked to kill Councillor arrested
Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar Jan 1: Police today said that they arrested an Over Ground Worker of militants who was tasked to kill a recently elected Councillor in Baramulla town of North Kashmir.
Addressing a news conference in Baramulla, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Baramulla, Abdul Qayoom said that the arrested OGW was tasked to recruit youth and to kill a newly elected Councillor. “The Councillor has been informed about the intentions of militants”, he said
He said that the OGW has faced four PSAs in the past. He said that they arrested a militant associate, Asif Gull, early this week who was under the police radar for the past eight months for his involvement in a grenade attack in Baramulla in August last year that claimed the lives of security personnel besides having over two dozen cases registered against him.
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a militant associate and recovered incriminating materials including explosive substance from his possession in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
A police spokesperson in a statement said that Awantipora Police along with 42RR and 130Bn CRPF arrested one militant associate of proscribed outfit LeT identified as Aqif Ahmad Teli resident of Cherso Awantipora.
“As per police records he was involved in providing shelter, logistic and other support to the active militants, besides transporting arms and ammunition in Awantipora and Tral areas. He was also involved in recruiting local youth in ranks and distribution of money. In this regard, the bank transactions of the arrested militant associate are also being investigated,” said the spokesman.