Fazil Mir
Jammu:, Apr 4: In a major operation, Special Operations Group (SOG) and Jammu police arrested one militant of the listed outfit, Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK), with one pistol , 8 rounds and cash worth rupees 1 lac 13 thousand , thereby averted militant attack by the said outfit, Police said on Sunday.
On the basis of specific input, SOG Jammu laid a naka at Jhajjar Kotli. During checking of vehicles at around 1900 hours , one person tried to flee from the spot and was chased and apprehended from whom huge cash ,one pistol and 8 rounds were recovered concealed in a bag he was carrying.
During enquiry, the accused has been identified as Malik Umaid @ Abdullah s/o Abdul Rashid Malik r/o Yaripora, Kulgam who had received a delivery of weapon and cash to further carry out militant strike.
In this regard Case FIR No 53/2021 u/s 13,17,20 & 23 ULA(P) Act has been registered in Police Station Jhajjar Kotli and investigation is taken up. During initial investigation it has been found that arrested militant was in touch with more operatives of the ISJK module. Further investigation of the case is in progress
