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Surrendered militant held after 17 years in Jammu and Kashmirs's Reasi district

News Agencies | Updated on: 10 April 2019, 15:53 IST

A surrendered militant was arrested after remaining absconding for the last 17 years in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, police said.

The surrendered militant was accused in a murder case, they said. On specific inputs, a special team raided a place and arrested the accused Mohd Irfan alias Babloo of Gandoh belt in Doda district, police said.


Irfan had been evading arrest in a 2002 case registered against him under section 302 of the Ranbir Panel Code (RPC), they said.

The accused was working as a labourer with a private contractor at Gran Morh Reasi, they added.

-PTI

First published: 10 April 2019, 15:53 IST