Srinagar, May 2: Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district arrested a terror associate and recovered arms/ammunition and explosive material from him.
A police statement said on Saturday that the security forces apprehended a terrorist associate in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district and recovered arms/ammunition and explosives from his possession.
Police said the arrest was made during a joint operation by the Army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF’s 183 Battalion and Pulwama Police in the Rajpora area.
The accused has been identified as Mohd Umar Malik, a resident of Kachipora Qasbayar in Pulwama district.
Search of the suspect led to the recovery of a cache of arms and ammunition, including a pistol, a magazine, two live rounds and two hand grenades.
A case has been registered at Rajpora Police Station under relevant provisions of the Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), and further investigation is underway, a police officer said.
