Srinagar Apr 21 PTI Two BJP leaders including a district president were arrested on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmirs Bandipora on charges of extorting money from a woman for getting her brother released officials said They have been identified as BJPs district president Bandipora Abdul Rehman Tikri and sarpanch Mushtaq Ahmad the officials said The woman had approached the BJP leaders seeking their intervention for the release of her brother who is serving detention they said The duo had allegedly taken Rs 1 lakh for getting the detenue released the officials said BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur while confirming the development said the law will take its own course Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravindra Raina has relieved Tikri of his post as district president and other party responsibilities with immediate effect PTI MIJ AQS
Srinagar Feb 22 PTI Security forces on Tuesday arrested a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba LeT militant in Jammu and Kashmirs Bandipora district police said They identified him as Danish Shah alias Haris a resident of Elahipora Based on specific inputs regarding the movement of a terrorist in Aloosa area of Bandipora police along with the Army andCRPF established a special joint checkpoint in the area a police spokesman said During checking of pedestrians and vehicles Danish upon noticing the joint forces tried to flee towards the orchards but was apprehended tactfully by the alert party he said Incriminating materials arms and ammunition including a pistol and a grenade were recovered from his possession Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused is working at the behest of Pakistan-based Lashkar handlers Samama alias Ali and Hilal Sheikh the spokesman said Shah was currently arranging travel documents to visit Pakistan for obtaining specialised arms training he said PTI MIJ CJ CJ
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