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LeT terrorist held with arms from north Kashmir's Bandipora

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was today arrested from north Kashmir's Bandipora district and arms and ammunition recovered from his possession, police said here.

The newly-recruited LeT militant has been identified as Shahbaz Rasool Mir, a resident of nearby Hajin.

Mir was nabbed during a search operation in an orchard area in Markundal village in Sumbal area of the district, a police official said.

A Chinese pistol, a pistol magazine, four pistol rounds, a hand grenade, a knife and other items were recovered from his possession, the official said, adding a case has ben registered.

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First Published: Jul 14 2017 | 12:48 PM IST

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