Sopore Police and Security Forces Capture Terror Associate Waheed ul Zahoor with Arms and Ammunition

In a joint operation by Sopore Police, 22 Rashtriya Rifles, and 179 Battalion of CRPF, a terror associate named Waheed ul Zahoor was apprehended. The operation took place on the road from Bomai to Machipora, where arms and ammunition, including Turkish pistols and Chinese grenades, were recovered from his vehicle.

The joint operation was conducted at around 7.40 pm on Sunday. The apprehended terror associate, Waheed ul Zahoor, hails from Hadipora in the Mustafabad region of Srinagar. The recovered items include two Turkish Pistols, three Turkish Pistol Magazines, 41 Pistol Rounds, two Chinese Grenades, one Turkish Pistol Silencer, and incriminating IED materials.

According to a press release by the Sopore Police, “During the naka, one white-colored car coming from Bomai towards Machipora was intercepted. It was signaled to stop but the driver of the vehicle tried to flee from the spot but was apprehended tactfully by the alert naka party.”

An FIR has been registered, and further investigations are ongoing, with more recoveries expected.