A militant associate belonging to militant oufit Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force along with explosives was arrested by security forces at Potha bypass area of Poonch district.
In a handout to GNS, the police said that yesterday evening a joint naka of police, Army and CRPF was laid at potha bypass.
During search the security personnel noticed a person coming from Surankot towards Potha in a suspicious manner.
The police spokesman further stated that on seeing the security forces the suspect tried to escape however the alert forces apprehended him.
During the search, a blue bag containing three hand grenades, explosive substance and other incriminating material were recovered from his possession, he said.
Preliminary investigation established his identity as Mohd Shabir s/o Mohd Farooq r/o Daryala Nowshera who is in touch with a POK handler namely Azim Khan @ Mudeer who directed him to collect this consignment from surankot town, he said.
Police has taken cognisance and more arrests are expected, reads the statement.(GNS)
