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Karnataka: Hizbul Mujahideen Terrorist Held In Bengaluru

The accused, Talib Hussain, fl🐈ed Jammu and Kashmir with his wife and children as the hunt for him was intensified by the armed forces, and was hiding in Bengaluru.

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꧑A suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist has been arrested here in a joint operation by the Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir police.

The accused, Talib Hussainꦐ was arrested on June 5, police sources s🐽aid on Tuesday.

According to police sources, Hussain had fled Jammu and Kashmir with his wife and children as the hunt for him was intensified by ൲the armed fo♚rces, and was hiding in Bengaluru.

Hussain had allegedly taken shelter at a m꧂osque in Srirampura here and used to deliver s💮ermons during Friday prayers.

Me🙈anwhile, Chief Ministerꦆ Basavaraj Bommai confirmed Hussain's arrest from the city today.

Asked iꦕf the ter🤡rorist was arrested, Bommai told reporters, "Yes."

"Generally police keep an eye on people like them. We will provide whatever assistance is required to the Jammu and Kashmir police. In the past to🎃o, such arrests had taken place in Sirsi and Bhatkal."

"The Jammu and Kashmir police have taken this very seriously,” Bommai 🎐explained. 

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