Al-Badr militant held with arms in J&K's Anantnag

Al-Badr militant held with arms in J&K's Anantnag

Srinagar: Kashmir Inspector General of Police (IGP ) S.P. Pani addresses a press conference, in Srinagar on June 28, 2018. According to the police, the terror conspiracy to kill Editor-in-Chief of English daily "Rising Kashmir" Shujaat Bukhari was hatched in Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Taib carried out the terror crime. Bukhari was shot dead by militants when he came out of his office in Press Enclave and was boarding his car. (Photo: IANS)

Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) The police on Thursday arrested an Al-Badr militant from the Bijbehara area of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

S.P. Pani, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone, said some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the militant identified as Rameez Ahmad.

The police said Ahmad was earlier associated with the Hizbul Mujahideen. He joined Al-Badr two years ago.

--IANS

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