(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) Representational Photo Jammu: A 25-year-old Bihar resident was arrested for his alleged links with militants in Jammu and Kashmir and was brought here on transit remand for questioning on Saturday, police said.
Javaid Alam Ansari s name surfaced during questioning of Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM) chief Hidayatullah Malik and was arrested from his house at Deobahuara village in Chapra on Monday night, a police official said.
Malik, a resident of Shopian, was arrested from the Kunjwani area of Jammu on February 6. He had formed LeM, an offshoot of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit, in August last year.
Ansari was arrested from his house on Monday night by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Patna after it came to light that he had links with Malik and had supplied pistols to him, the official said.
JAMMU: A 25-year-old Bihar resident was arrested for his alleged links with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and was brought here on transit remand for questioning on Saturday, police said.
Javaid Alam Ansari s name surfaced during questioning of Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM) chief Hidayatullah Malik and he was arrested from his house at Deobahuara village in Chapra on Monday night, a police official said.
Malik, a resident of Shopian, was arrested from the Kunjwani area of Jammu on February 6. He had formed LeM, an offshoot of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit, in August last year.
Ansari was arrested from his house on Monday night by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Patna after it came to light that he had links with Malik and had supplied pistols to him, the official said.
Omar Abdullah claims he, his family put under house arrest, Srinagar police responds
Srinagar: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah addreses a press conference, in Srinagar, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)(PTI26-12-2020 000066A)
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National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday claimed that he and his family members, including his father and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah, have been put under house arrest by authorities.
On February 14, 2019, 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in the attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Jammu and Kashmir s Pulwama. Soon after the attack, the Indian Air Force carried out an airstrike in Pakistan s Balakot on February 26 targeting terrorist camps.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday paid homage to the 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel who died in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack and said the nation will never forget their sacrifice.