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Army apprehends top Hizb millitant in Kashmir

| | May 29, 2016, at 03:46 am
Srinagar May 28 (IBNS) In a major blow to Hizbul Mujahidin outfit, security forces on Saturday apprehended top commander of outfit Tariq Pandit, who is believed to be a close aide of tech savvy Burhan Wani, in a “well-coordinated swift operation” in Pulwama area of South Kashmir.

“Specific intelligence input regarding the move of a Hizb Militant on the Neva - Pinglana road near Karimabad, of Pulwama, joint mobile vehicle check post was established by Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the morning on Saturday,” said army spokesman.

The move of Tariq Pandith was kept under constant surveillance as the pandith closed in; security forces apprehended in a well-coordinate manner .

“One 9 mm pistol, two Chinese grenades and other war like stores were recovered from the militant. The militant was involved in many terror related incidents in Pulwama area,” spokesman added.

Considered as a category "A" militant, Pandit figured prominently with Burhan in various pictures and videos that were posted by the outfit group last year. Pandit carried a cash reward of Rs three lakh for information leading to his arrest.

(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)

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