In a major setback to Hizbul Mujahiddin terror outfit in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police along with 17 RR manage to arrest Talib Hussain Gujjar, son of Noor Mohammad, Resident of Rashgwari Padyarna in Nagsini Tehsil of Kishtwar. Talib was trying to leave the jurisdiction of Kishtwar with a changed identity. As per reports, the Pakistan-backed terror outfit has started regrouping and strengthening its cadre by making fresh recruitment in this mountainous district that has witnessed mass destruction with the onset of militancy in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir three decades ago, and arrest of Talib Gujjar is certainly a setback for them, a police officer said.
Talib Gujjar disappeared mysteriously in the month of July 2016 while his family members lodged his missing complaint before Kishtwar police at Police Post Padyarana on 21-3-2017 vide DD No. 4 and was finally declared as active Militant with Hizbul Mujahideen on 20-6-2018 after account of various witnesses, it was found that Talib Gujjar has joined the Hizbul Mujahiddin outfit and was seen roaming with weapons in upper reaches of Marwah and Dachhan areas of Kishtwar District along with few other militants active in the area.