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- Written by: Press Trust of Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The special cell of the Delhi Police has arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammed ( JeM ) militant from Srinagar. "The militant has been identified as Basir Ahmad Ponnu, carrying a reward of Rs. 2 lakh," said Sanjeev Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special cell. Basir Ahmad along with three other JeM militant Shahid Gafoor, Fayaz Ahmed Lone, Abdul Majid Baba were apprehended by the Delhi Police Special Cell in 2007 after a brief encounter in New Delhi's Deen Dayal Upadhayay Marg area.
Police had recovered highly explosive material weighing 3 kg, four detonators, timers, six hand grenades, a .30 bore pistol, magazine with two live cartridges, currency worth Rs. 50,000 and fake US currency ($10,000) from their possession. "In 2013, a court convicted Gafoor and acquitted the other three. On appeal against their acquittal, the High Court of Delhi convicted all three militants," said Yadav. After being convicted, Basir Ahmad, Fayaz Ahmed Lone and Abdul Majid Baba did not surrender before the High Court of Delhi and evaded their arrest.
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