New Delhi (NVI): Three terrorist associates of proscribed terror outfit Hizbul-Mujahideen (HM) were today arrested in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Awantipora, police said.
“Acting on specific information of terrorist movement, Awantipora Police along with 42 RR and 180 BN CRPF launched search operation in village Batagund and Dadsara Tral,” the police said in a statement.
During the search operation, a terror module of three associates of Hizb-ul–Mujahideen was busted.
The arrested associates are involved in providing shelter, logistics and transportation of arms/ammunition to the HM terrorist in Tral and Awantipora area of South Kashmir, police said.
During on the spot questioning of the terrorists associates, IED material was recovered from the house of one of the arrested terror associates at Dadsara village.
The material includes 8 electric detonators, 7 anti mechanism switches, 3 pressure switches/relay mechanism switches, one improvised switch and one anti-mine wireless antenna, the police said.
The statement further informed that the arrested terrorists have been identified as Shafat Ahmad Sofi, resident of Batagund, Majid Mohammad Bhat and Umer Rashid Wani, both residents of Dadsara village.
Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered against the arrested terrorists associates at Police Station Tral under relevant sections of law.
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