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Lashkar militant arrested in Baramulla

Lashkar militant arrested in Baramulla

TIL Desk/National/ Srinagar/ A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was arrested from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the state police said on Friday.

Umar Khalid Mir was arrested on Thursday in a joint operation from Tojjar village of Sopore area.

“He had joined the militant ranks in May 2014. An AK-47 rifle and three magazines was recovered from him,” a police official said.

“His interrogation is likely to reveal vital information about LeT cadre operating in north Kashmir,” the police added.

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