Srinagar: The security forces in Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir have arrested four terrorist associates in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
A senior police official on Wednesday while sharing the details said that four Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist outfit associates were arrested by the security forces in the jurisdiction of Awantipora police.
The police have identified the associates as Mudasir Ahmad Naik, son of Farooq Ahmad Naik of Tral Payeen, Umar Nazir Sheikh, son of Nazir Ahmad Sheikh of Kuchmulla, Inayat Firdoos Rather, son of Firdoos Ahmad Rather of Tral Payeen and Salman Nazir Lone son of Nazir Ahmad Lone of Kounserbal Tral.
However he also said that incriminating materials of proscribed terror outfit JeM was recovered from their possession.
It is pertinent to mention here that all the arrested terrorist associates were involved in providing logistics support and transportation of arms & ammunition to the active terrorists of the proscribed JeM terror outfit in the Tral and Awantipora areas of Police District Awantipora.
“A case vide FIR No.134/2024 under relevant sections of law stands registered at Police Station Tral and further investigation is going on,” said a police statement.
Security forces have been aggressively carrying out operations against terrorists, their Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and sympathisers to dismantle the terror ecosystem in J&K.