SRINAGAR: A militant has been killed in an encounter with security forces in Kathohalan area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. 

Taking to microblogging site 'X', previously Twitter, Kashmir Zone Police wrote; "One (01) #terrorist affiliated with proscribed #terror outfit TRF neutralised. Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered. 

"Search going on. Further details shall follow", it wrote further. 

The slain militant has been identified as Maysar Ahmad Dar, a recently recruited militant, hailing from Veshro in Shopian. (GNS)

SRINAGAR: Police on Thrusday claimed to have arrested a militant of The Resistance Front an offshoot of LeT in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.

While informing through X, previously known as Twitter, Srinagar Police wrote, " A Hybrid militant of TRF namely Mohd Yawar Rangrez S/o Abdul Rashid Rangeez R/o Firdousabad, Batmaloo arrested by Srinagar Police with one Hand grenade. FIR no 37/2023 registered in Kothibagh PS.(GNS)

SRINAGAR: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested 02 hybrid militants of Lashkar-i-Toiba outfit involved in an attack on a YouTuber journalist in South Kashmir’s Shopian district.

In a handout to GNS, the police said that during the course of investigation of case FIR No. 116/2022 U/S 307 IPC, 7/27 A Act and 16 UAP Act of Police Station Heerpora pertaining to militant attack on a YouTuber journalist, a SIT headed by DySP Hqrs Shopian was constituted. During the course of investigation, on the basis of oral, circumstantial and technical evidences, number of suspects were rounded up. During questioning, 02 suspects identified as Suhaib Reyaz son of Reyaz Ahmad Mir and Anayat Ullah Iqbal son of Mohmmad Iqbal Wani, both residents of Saidapora Payeen admitted their involvement in the terror attack. It also came to fore that duo were working as hybrid militants of proscribed militant outfit TRF.

According to police spokesman, on their disclosure, the weapon of offence viz a pistol along with its magazine and 05 pistol rounds besides, an IED has been recovered by a joint party of Police and 44RR in the orchards of village Saidapora Payeen Shopian. 

Further investigation of the case is still going on, reads the statement. (GNS)