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J-K: Police Arrests Two Terrorists In Sopore, Recovered Arms & Ammunition

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Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were apprehended in Sopore on Friday evening, said Jammu and Kashmir police.

Sopore:  Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were apprehended in Sopore on Friday evening, said Jammu and Kashmir police.

The arrested LeT terrorists have been identitified as Rizwan Mushtaq Wani and Jameel Ahmed Parra. In a CASO launched by Sopore police and 22 RR, arms and ammunition were also recovered from the possession of the terrorists. The recovered ammunition included one pistol, one pistol magazine, some pistol rounds, and an improvised explosive device (IED).

โ€œDuring CASO, suspicious movement of a person coming from bus stand Sopore towards Shah Faisal Market having a bag in his hand was noted and was subsequently asked to stop, but he tried to flee from the spot. However was apprehended tactfully by the security forces,โ€ the police said in statement.

The police further said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested person Rizwan Mushtaq is a โ€œhybrid terrorist of the proscribed organisation LeTโ€ and was looking for an opportunity to attack non-locals, minorities, security personnel and peaceful citizens.

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A case in this matter has been booked at the Sopore police station under relevant sections of the law.
The police said that another terroristโ€“ Jameel Ahmed Parraโ€“ was apprehended after Rizwan Mushtaq revealed the name of his accomplice.

Parra was arrested by the Baramulla Police during late night hours.

โ€œThis led to the arrest of the above said second hybrid terrorist alongwith Baramulla police during late hours and further war like stores/ recoveries like pistol and grenades were effected,โ€ the statement said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway.

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Wrong to say BJP neglected late Palghar MPโ€™s family: Chandrakant Patil

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Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Chandrakant Patil today said that the party leadership was looking into the issue of the family of late Palghar MP Chintaman Wanga joining the Shiv Sena.

In a jolt to the BJP ahead of the May 28 bypoll to the Palghar Lok Sabha seat, Wangaโ€™s sons โ€“ Srinivas and Praful Wanga โ€“ along with their mother Jayashree had yesterday joined the Sena in the presence of its president Uddhav Thackeray.

Speaking to reporters yesterday, the late MPโ€™s sons had accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP president Raosaheb Danve of neglecting the family after the death of their father and refusing audience despite their repeated requests.

Patil today said that he did not agree with the late MPโ€™s familyโ€™s charge that the BJP was neglecting them.

โ€œWanga has been an MLA and MP for 35 years. It is wrong to say the party neglected the family,โ€ Patil.

He, however, added that he respected the sentiments of the family and stated that they were in public life on their own merit and hard work.

Chintaman Wanga (67) was elected from Palghar on a BJP ticket in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He died on January 30 this year in New Delhi.

Responding to a query on how the BJP would deal with this setback, in the run-up to the bypoll there, Patil said that Fadnavis and Danve were โ€œseized of the matterโ€.

He added that the BJP was confident of overcoming the situation.

โ€œDiscussions are underway as to which member from the late MPโ€™s family should be selected as the partyโ€™s candidate for the Palghar Lok Sabha bypoll,โ€ Patil said.

He ruled out the possibility of state Tribal Development Minister Vishnu Savara or state Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule being nominees of the party for the Palghar and Bhandara-Gondia LS bypolls.

โ€œThey are handling the partyโ€™s election campaign in the two constituencies,โ€ he told reporters, adding that โ€œyou donโ€™t have complete informationโ€.

Patil expressed happiness at the tie-up between the BJP and the Shiv Sena for the state Legislative Council polls saying that the two parties were of โ€œone ideology, culture and visionโ€.

โ€œWe may disagree on other occasions but we should work together for elections,โ€ Patil said.

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