Srinagar, Mar 04: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested three militant associates of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in South Kashmir's Shopian district.
Police along with security forces have arrested three militant associates of LeT in Shopian and recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition from their possession.
He said on Friday evening, a joint naka party of Police and 44RR was laid at Khudpora orchards. Police identified the trio as Ishfaq Ahmad Dar, son of Muhammad Yaseen Dar of Gadapora Shopian, Nadeem Rafiq Rather, son of Rafiq Ahmad Rather of Killbal Shopian and Rouf Mushtaq Najar, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Najar of Wangam.
He further added that incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including one Pistol, one Pistol Magazine, eight Pistol rounds, one hand grenade, one AK Magazine, 20 AK live rounds were recovered from their possession.
Another militant who recently joined militant was arrested after he was injured during an encounter that took place at Langate area of Handwara in Kupwara district while a search for another militant is on, officials said on Saturday.
They said that during brief gunfight, one newly recruited militant was arrested in an injured condition along with arms and ammunitions.
The officials identified the injured militant as Abrar, son of Gh Hassan Gojri of Azadgunj Baramulla. While the search for other trapped militant is going on as the police and security forces were on the job.
