An army Jawan -Javaid Ahmad Wani- was reported missing from Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. Wani, a resident of Achathal area of Kulgam district, had gone missing Saturday evening, officials said on Sunday.
Wani, who was posted in the Ladakh region, was on leave. The police found his car in Paranhall later last evening, they said.
Wani's parents' appeal
"My child has done nothing wrong, if there has been a mistake we are sorry for all the inconvenience, but let my child go. I will keep him at home. I will not let him go anywhere," Wani's mother said.
His father also appealed to release his son. "I will keep him at home. But please release him alive. If you say, I will not let him go to work," he added.
A massive hunt by the security forces to track down the missing soldier is underway.
Hybrid terrorist arrested
In another incident, a hybrid terrorist of the proscribed Al-Badr outfit was arrested on Saturday in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar, Kashmir. Incriminating materials along with arms and ammunition from his possession were recovered.
Notably, hybrid terrorists are those who carry out attacks and then slip back into their routine lives.
According to the Srinagar Police, the arrested terrorist has been identified as Arfat Yusuf, a resident of Rajpora Pulwama from the Batamaloo area of Srinagar. Acting on specific intelligence, the city police arrested him with incriminating material such as arms and ammunition including a pistol, 20 live rounds and two magazines.
Preliminary investigation reveals that Yusuf was involved in terror-related activities in South Kashmir Range and had come to Srinagar with nefarious designs and was arrested before he could execute any terror attack.
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