Srinagar: A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant in north Kashmirs Handwara area of Kupwara district has surrendered before government forces, police said on Tuesday.
A police official said that a militant identified as Muhammad Maqbool Mir alias Najam, son of Ghulam Muhammad Mir, resident of Sherkote Vilgam surrendered before Handwara police and armys 21 Rashtriya Rifles on Monday.
He had ex-filtrated in 1993 to Pakistan administered Kashmir for obtaining illegal arms training. He recently infiltrated to our side and surrendered before the authority. The said militant was affiliated with HM outfit and had acquired the training for handling of various types of weaponry and guerilla warfare tactics.
After being in PaK for more than twenty years Maqbool had infiltrated once in 1995 and remained active in Rajwar and Ramhal area of Handwara for few months, the police official said.
Najam ex-filtrated back to PaK, he said, adding he was involved in a number of attacks on army and security forces patrols.
It was because of constant motivation of amnesty by the Government that the relatives of said militants motivated him to surrender before police, he said.
Meanwhile, police sources said that a case has been registered in this regard and further investigations have been taken up. (GNS)
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