Chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa terror outfit arrested in Jammu

Hidayatullah Malik, chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa terror organisation, has been arrested, said Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday.

Malik was arrested from Jammu in a joint operation by Jammu and Anantnag police, said Jammu and Kashmir Police.

While speaking to media, Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shridhar Patil said, "Hidayatullah Malik, a categorised terrorist, has been arrested near Kunjwani in Jammu. A pistol and a grenade have been recovered from his possession. When we went to arrest him, he attacked the police party,"

Jammu and Kashmir Police in a statement said that Malik is a categorised terrorist from Shopian district.

"The said terrorist is the Chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa, an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Kashmir in Kashmir valley," it said.