Terror module busted near Pakistan border in Kupwara, hybrid militant arrested with Chinese pistol

Security forces in Kupwara district, Jammu & Kashmir, have dismantled a terror module run by a former militant and arrested a hybrid terrorist. According to Handwara police, the operation was conducted on specific intelligence about the suspect's activities. The arrested individual was operating as a hybrid terrorist in the Handwara-Kupwara area as part of a Hizbul Mujahideen module.

The suspect, identified as Manjoor Ahmad Bhatt, a resident of Kruhmura in Handwara, was apprehended following proper security protocols. Authorities recovered a Chinese pistol, two magazines, and 16 rounds of ammunition from him. Bhatt is a former militant previously arrested in two other cases.

Police have registered a case against him at Handwara police station and are investigating the module's network and related activities.