Jammu: Joint teams of Jammu and Anantnag Police on Saturday arrested Lashkar-e-Mustafa Commander from city outskirts.Police sources said that Chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa which is an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammad was arrested by police in Jammu district.
They said that the terrorist identified as Hidayatullah Malik, a categorised militant from Shopian district has been caught in a joint operation by Jammu Police and Anantnag Police.
The terrorist is the Chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa, a front organisation of Jaish e Mohammad in Kashmir valley.Legal proceedings has been initiated and further investigations are on, they added.
The accussed is reportedly a native of Shopian.He is also known as his code name Hasnain. The organisation looted an amount of 60 lakhs from cash van of J&K Bank in November 2020.(UNI)