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JeM militant arrested from Srinagar
P L Uniyal. Dated: 5/15/2019 2:48:57 PM
To be sent to Delhi on transit remand
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, May 13: Delhi Police have arrested an alleged militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant Abdul Majeed Baba, carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh, from Srinagar, officials said on Tuesday.
He will be produced before the Srinagar Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM). The absconding militant, with Rs 2 lakh reward on his head announced by Delhi Police, will then be brought to the national capital on transit remand. He was arrested after tracking for a long time.
The team of Special Cell south-western range had been working on the inputs to trace Baba, a resident of Magrepora village near Sopore town of Baramulla district.
A Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) was issued by the Delhi High Court. The team of Special Cell managed to track him in Srinagar and he was arrested in the evening May 11 from Downtown Srinagar.
“The arrest was made on Saturday evening from Soura in downtown Srinagar,” Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) said.
“Baba would be produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Srinagar and brought to Delhi on transit remand,” he added.