Two militant associates held in Shopian

SRINAGAR — Two militant associates were held by a joint team of security forces in southern Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday.

A top police officer quoted by a local news agency said that during a joint Naka checking by Shopian Police along with 44 RR and 14th battalion CRPF at Malik Chak Crossing, two militant associates (overground workers) were arrested.

They have been identified as Suhaib Iqbal Malik son of Mohammad Iqbal Malik and Tufail Yousuf Malik son of Mohammad Yousuf Malik, both of whom are residents of Baba Mohalla in Shopian.

They were held with incriminating material and in this regard, a case FIR No. 14/2024 under relevant sections of UAPA has been registered in Police Station Heerpora and the investigation is underway, according to the officer.