Former JeM militant arrested in Jammu-Kashmir’s Kishtwar after 20-year hunt

A former Jaish-e-Mohammad militant on the run for 20 years was arrested Sunday in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

A former Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant on the run for 20 years was arrested Sunday in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Bashir Ahmad alias Jaffar Khan, a resident of Nowgam village, was wanted in a 2001 abduction and murder case in the jurisdiction of police station Marwah, a police spokesman said.