Two LeT hybrid militants arrested in Kupwara: Police

KUPWARA — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two hybrid militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

As per the news agency KNO, J&K Police in a tweet informed that Kupwara Police and Indian Army arrested two hybrid ‘terrorists’ identified as Talib Ahmad Sheikh of Laderwan Kupwara and Shameem Ahmad of Kawadi Laderwan Kupwara.

Police further said that the arrested militants are affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit while four pistols, eight pistol magazines, 130 pistol rounds and 10 hand grenades were recovered.

“Kupwara Police and Army arrested two hybrid terrorists identified as Talib Ahmad Sheikh of Laderwan Kupwara and Shameem Ahmad of Kawadi Laderwan Kupwara, affiliated with terrorist outfit LeT. Four pistols, eight pistol magazines, 130 pistol rounds and 10 hand grenades were recovered,” a police spokesman said in a tweet.