Kashmir: Security forces on Saturday arrested two terrorists affiliated to Hizbul-Mujahideen from south Kashmir’s Aanpoo in Anantnag.
According to a police official, arms and ammunition were recowered from the arrested terrorists.
Sources said that among the arrested terrorists is Syed Naveed alias Naveed Babu, a top Hizbul commander. He is a resident of Nazneenpora area from Kulgam district of south Kashmir was handling Hizbul Mujahideen operations in the area since the last few months.
Naveed has been involved in several attacks and crimes in south Kashmir, said sources.
Sources in the police said that the second terrorist arrested has been identified as Rafi Ahmad.
On the other hand, news agency IANS said that a senior police official was also detained with the arrested terrorists.
The detained a senior police officer has been identified as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Devinder Singh.
The police intercepted his vehicle and arrested two terrorists and recovered five grenades from it. “Two AK-47 rifles were recovered in a subsequent raid at the officer’s residence,” source told IANS.
Singh, detained for questioning, was posted at the Srinagar airport in the anti-hijacking squad.
According to sources, the detained officer had served in the anti-insurgency special operations group (SOG) of the state police for many years.
Although senior officers are tight-lipped about the development, sources said Singh was being questioned to unearth his nexus with terrorists. (with inputs from IANS)