27-04-2023
WATSUPPTODAY DESK

A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist associate was detained by security personnel in Baramulla on Wednesday. A car roadblock was set up at Hygam, close to the railway crossing bridge in Tarzoo of Sopore, in response to particular information, a police spokesperson said. A suspect was detained, and hand grenades and evidence were taken from his possession. He was recognised by the police spokesperson as Hygam resident Farooq Ahmad Wani. A preliminary probe suggested he was in constant search of an opportunity to carry out terror attacks on security forces and civilians, the spokesman said.