Militant who attacked J&K minister s convoy arrested
Friday - October 13, 2017 4:28 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Srinagar Oct 13 (IANS) A Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militant who hurled a grenade at a Jammu and Kashmir minister s cavalcade last month was arrested from the state s Pulwama district on Friday police said.
Gulzar Ahmad Dar was arrested by the security forces in Tral town of Pulwama district.
"A Chinese pistol a magazine and some rounds were recovered from the possession of the arrested militant " a police officer said.
Dar had hurled a grenade at the cavalcade of Roads and Buildings Minister Naeem Akhtar in Tral town on September 21 killing three civillians and injuring over a dozen others.
--IANS
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