Kangan Youth Arrested While He Was Going To Join Militancy: Police

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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.

“On credible input, Handwara Police arrested Shafat Yousuf Malik son of Mohammad Yousuf Malik resident of Thune, Kangan of District Ganderbal,” a police spokesman said in a statement.

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.

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