Grenade event in Jammu and Kashmir, Hajin area of Bandipora District area, India on Thu 3rd February 2022

Police on February 3 arrested a The Resistance Front (TRF) terrorist from Hajin area of Bandipora District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Greater Kashmir. An unnamed Police spokesman said that Shabir Ahmad Dar a resident of Chandergeer Hajin was arrested by Bandipora Police at a check point at Chanderger. The check point was established following inputs about "suspicious movement of TRF terrorists in Chandergeer Hajin". "While searching pedestrians and vehicles, one suspected person tried to conceal his presence on seeing the naka party, who was tactfully apprehended and on his personal search, one Chinese grenade was recovered and on his further disclosure one Chinese Pistol, one Pistol Magzine, four Pistol Rounds and two more Chinese hand Grenades were recovered, " Police spokesman added. As per Police, the terrorist was "working on the directions of handlers across the border, Lala Umar and Huzaifa and was in touch with slain militant Abbas Sheikh and active militant Basit. Dar, Police said, was assigned the task of reviving local militancy in Bandipora District, particularly in Hajin after there was no local active militant left in Hajin area after the killing of LeT militant Saleem Parray. Police further said that Dar was working for Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit on the directions of LeT terrorist namely Bashir Puji, who is currently in jail and Muzaffar Nata, killed by the Security Forces.