Grenade blast in Kulgam, militant arrested in Anantnag

Srinagar, Sep 26: Suspected militants on Saturday evening lobbed a grenade towards security forces in Yaripora near bridge in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. However there was no damage in the incident, officials told GNS.
They said militants lobbed grenade on security forces in Yaripora. However there was no loss of life or injury reported.
Soon after the attack whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers.
Meanwhile, a militant of ‘The Resistance Front’ was arrested on Saturday in Kapran Doru area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, official said.
A senior police officer said that a joint team of police, army’s 19 RR and CRPF during a search operation apprehended a TRF militant in Kapran.
The officer identified the arrested militant as Talib Bhat resident of Dehruna.
Official sources said that a video clip was released when he joined the TRF. He was recruited by TRF commander Abbas Sheikh of Kulgam.
From his possession one pistol, a Magazine with rounds and a hand grenade was recovered.

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