Lashkar militant arrested with RDX, detonator, timer

New Delhi, June 12 (UNI) Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant from Azadpur Subzi Mandi area in North-West Delhi this evening along with substantial quantity of explosives.

Mukhtar Ahmad Khan, who hails from Kupwara in North Kashmir, was arrested at about 1700 hrs from the Azadpur Subzi Mandi, said a senior police official of the Special Cell.

''Nearly 1.5 kilogram of deadly RDX, two detonators and a timer were seized from the possession of the LeT operative.'' The arrest was made on the basis of a tip-off and initial interrogation has revealed that he was to pass on the 'consignment' to his contact in Delhi, the officer added.

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