Two alleged JeM operatives held in Deoband

The Uttar Pradesh police on Friday arrested two alleged operatives of Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Deoband, Saharanpur, on Friday.

The Kashmiri youths arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad were identified as Shahnawaz Teli and Aqib Ahmed Malik. 

While Teli is from Kulgam, Malik is a resident of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, officials from the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad said.

The arrests were made on the inputs from a student in Deoband,



the ATS said without revealing the identity.

 

Two 32 bore pistols and 30 live cartridges were found in their rooms after a search operation by the U.P. ATS IG, the police said. "Jihadi chat, video and photos" were found in their mobile phones, police said.

The ATS claimed that the two were recruiting new members for the terror outfit.

It may recalled that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which took over the probe in the Pulwama terror attack case had named Pakis