Srinagar: Police Friday claimed to have restrained the Kangan youth from joining the militancy by arresting him in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
The youth was arrested at a checkpoint near Chowgal in Hanwdara and taken into custody, the spokesman said.
“It is learnt that he was provided with arms and ammunition by a militant group and was on way to join Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. As such, he has been restrained from joining the militant outfit, ” he said.
“Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition were recovered from his possession.”
A case FIR No. 87/2019 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Handwara.
Further investigation into the matter is going on, the spokesman said.