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Srinagar/Jammu Oct 23
With the killing of a Lashkar-e- Toiba ultra and arrest of six others, Jammu and Kashmir police today claimed to have busted a militant network allegedly supported by a ruling People's Democratic Party leader in Kupwara district.
In a joint operation, police and troops of Rashtriya Rifles apprehended one Akhter Hussain Khan from Bumhama area of Kupwara district and seized six hand grenades and a radio set from his possession yesterday, an official spokesman said.
On the information provided by Khan, an operation was launched to nab six militants who were travelling in a vehicle belonging to a PDP leader, he said.
Sources said the vehicle belonged to zonal president of PDP Ghulam Hassan Rather.
"On being intercepted, one of the militants, Mohammad Ashraf Lone opened fire on security forces," the spokesman said, adding Lone was killed in retaliatory firing yesterday.
A pistol, two magazines and 14 rounds were seized from him. Five other Lashkar militants- identified as Ulfat Hussain Shiekh, Imtiyaz Ahmad Hajam, Shiekhul Islam, Waqar Ahmad Mir and Javed Ahmad Dar -- were arrested and eight grenades, one radio set, one pistol, one magazine and 16 pistol rounds were seized from them.
The spokesman said the six were waiting for Khan at Sopore to carry out an attack at some place.
Although the police accused the PDP leader of being a militant sympathiser, who had provided "all kinds of" assistance to the outfit, no action has been taken against him. The PDP leader, however, said the youth killed by the security forces was a special police officer provided to him as a personal security officer by police department.
A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was arrested after he fired on an army patrol party in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jamshed Ahmed fired on an army patrol party in Doda town last night, defence sources said today, adding that he escaped from the site after a woman raised an alarm.
No casualities were reported in the firing, they said adding troops launched a hunt for Ahmed and arrested him. A Chinese pistol, one magazine and some rounds were seized from the Hizbul Mujahideen ultra.
In another incident, Bashir Ahmed, an "over ground worker" of Hizbul Mujahahideen, was arrested by troops in 'Kishtwar belt of Doda district late last night.
The duo were handed over to police for further investigation.
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