| New Delhi, May 28: Clearing the air surrounding the reports that a close-aide of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani has surrendered, the Indian Army on Saturday said the top Hizbul operative Taqir Pandita was in fact apprehended by the Army in a well 'coordinated swift operation' on Newa-Pinglana road of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier, reports had started making rounds that Taqir Pandita, a cousin of slain Naseer Pandit of Pulwama's Kareemabad, had surrendered before police in wee hours today. Army's Northern Command, in a statement, said that they had formed a mobile vehicle check post, to nab the dreaded operative based in specific intelligence inputs on his movements. "The move of terrorist was kept under constant surveillance as the terrorist closed in, he was apprehended by the team of Rashtriya Rifle battalion. Along with one 9 mm pistol, two Chinese grenades and other war like stores were recovered from the terrorist. |
