J&K police arrest Lashkar terrorist who escaped Ganderbal encounter

The terrorist, identified as Nisar Dar, had earlier escaped from an encounter in Kullan village of Ganderbal district in which one Pakistani terrorist was killed.

Commandos of Army and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police during an encounter. (File Photo | PTI)

SRINAGAR: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir police and security forces on Friday night, police said on Saturday.

The terrorist, identified as Nisar Dar, had earlier escaped from an encounter in Kullan village of Ganderbal district, in which one Pakistani terrorist was killed, Jammu and Kashmir police officer Imtiyaz Hussain said.

J&K: Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist Nisar Dar who was arrested by security forces last night. He had earlier escaped from an encounter in Kullan Ganderbal in which one Pakistani terrorist was killed. https://t.co/H6n1UzRS2R pic.twitter.com/yM30jAoxo0

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"Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Nisar Dar arrested by J&K Police & Security Forces. He had escaped from an encounter in Kullan Ganderbal in which one Pakistani terrorist of proscribed terror outfit was killed. This dreaded terrorist was wanted in many terror crimes," Hussain tweeted.

Further details are awaited.