Army foils exfiltration bid along LoC in J-K; Kashmiri man held

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Sep 25 2018 | 2:25 PM IST

Army troops have foiled an exfiltration bid along the LoC and arrested a man in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said Tuesday.

The Army observed some movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector and detained one man, police said.

He was identified as Rafiq, a resident of Chadora area of Budgam district in Central Kashmir, they said.

After preliminary questioning, Army handed over to the police.

As per investigation, he was exfiltrating to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) for joining militancy.

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First Published: Sep 25 2018 | 2:25 PM IST

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