A top commander of Lashkar-e-Mustafa terrorist outfit was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday. He was arrested from Jammu and a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from him.

According to police, Hidayatullah Malik, chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa, was nabbed in a joint operation by Jammu and Anantnag police.

When police went to arrest him, he attacked the officers but was later overpowered. The car he was travelling in has been seized and sent for examination.

While speaking to media, Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shridhar Patil said, "Hidayatullah Malik, a categorised terrorist, has been arrested near Kunjwani in Jammu. A pistol and a grenade have been recovered from his possession. When we went to arrest him, he attacked the police party,"

Jammu and Kashmir Police in a statement said that Malik is a categorised terrorist from Shopian district

"The said terrorist is the Chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa, an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Kashmir in Kashmir valley," it said.