J&K police nabs youth on way to join Zakir Musa’s militant group

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday detained a Srinagar youth who was going to join militant Zakir Moosa led 'Ansar Gazwat ul hind'. The said youth was later released and handed over to his parents, a senior police officer said.

The boy who hails from Srinagar down town in Rainawari area, was detained by the police at Qamria Chowk in Ganderbal in central Kashmir of the old city was arrested early morning on Tuesday, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ganderbal Fayaz Ahmed Lone said.

The police officer said, boy was being tracked as he was in contact with Pakistani militants through social media. He said, the boy was under surveillance for some time.

"We were tracking his movements and nabbed him today (Tuesday) and during questioning, he confessed that he was on way to join Ansar Gazwat ul Hind," SSP Lone said.

"However, the boy was released after counselling and handed him over to his parents', the police officer added.