Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- In a major breakthrough, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir has achieved a major success by apprehending an overground worker, Altaf Hussain Wagay, son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Wagay and resident of Reban Gund, Behram Shopian, who worked as a sleeper cell for the terrorist organisation, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, an official statement said.

According to the statement by SIA Jammu and Kashmir, the arrest was made as a part of the ongoing investigation into FIR number 01/2025 under Sections 13, 18, 18-B, 38, 39 of Police Station CI/SIA Kashmir.

During the investigation, SIA Kashmir has adduced evidence which establishes the connection of the arrested accused with a terrorist handler belonging to HM who is operating fr...