A joint team of security forces early Wednesday morning arrested one terrorist of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) from Phagsoo forest area of Thathri in Doda.
The arrested terrorist has been identified by the police authorities as Jamal Din Gujjar S/O Khair Din R/O Pathna Keshwan Kishtwar .
Earlier, on June 22, Jamal Din was injured in an encounter which had taken place in Sarawan forest area in Kishtwar with the special operations group of Kishtwar police. Since then the security forces were tracking movement of a large group of at least 7 terrorists active in the erstwhile Doda district.
On receiving credible input about the presence of terrorists in the Thathri belt a joint team of security forces had launched search and cordon operations in the thickly forested area.
During the search operations, Jamal Din Gujjar, who was active for the last one year, was arrested from Phagsoo forest area. Police teams also recovered 01 AK Rifle, 01 Magazine of AK, 01 Pouch and other edible items from the arrested terrorist. “He was carrying a reward of 05 lacs”, official sources said.