Chief of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Mustafa, Hidayatullah Malik arrested in J&K

Security forces on Saturday apprehended one Lashkar-e-Mustafa terrorist from the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the police, Hidayatullah Malik is the chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa, a front organisation of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Kashmir valley.

Malik was nabbed in a joint operation by



Jammu Police and Anantnag Police.

“Hidayatullah Malik, a categorised terrorist, has been arrested near Kunjwani in Jammu,” a police official said.

The official also recovered a pistol and a grenade from his possession.

Legal proceedings have been initiated and further investigations are on.