Kashmir: 3 Jaish-e-Mohammed associates arrested in Budgam

at 4:35 pm
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Mubashir Bukhari

Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir today claimed to have arrested three Jaish-e-Mohammed associates from Budgam district of Kashmir.

Acting on specific information, Budgam police and 50 RR regiment of Army busted a JEM module active in the Chadoora area of district Budgam. “Three militant associates affiliated with JEM have been arrested,” police said.

Two of them have been identified as Dilawar Sofi and Sameer Yousuf Ganie of Chadoora Budgam. The identity of the third person has been withheld, they said.

Police said that these individuals were active in the area for last few months and, “were involved in various subversive activities and providing shelter and logistic support to militants”.

Police has also recovered arms, ammunition and other incriminating material from their possession.

“In this regard a FIR under relevant provisions of law stands registered in PS Chadoora and investigation taken up,” police said.