Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 5: Security forces today busted a Jaish-e-Mohammad militant module by arresting its two Over Ground Workers and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from their possession.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar told Excelsior that security forces established a checkpoint at Lower Munda Crossing in Qazigund area of Kulgam district on the basis of an Intelligence input about movement of militants in the area.
A dumper truck bearing registration No. JK02 BB 0949, was checked and two persons travelling in it 2 who were behaving suspiciously, were questioned by the security forces.
The IGP said that during questioning they revealed that they are OGWs of the JeM and were identified as Zahid Nabi son of Ghulam Nabi Dar of Samboora, Kakapora in district Pulwama and Mehrajuddin Dar son of Ali Mohammad Dar of the same village.
He said that during search of the vehicle two AK 56 rifles, 8 AK magazines, ten 9mm pistols, 18 pistol magazines, ninety 9×19 mm ammunition and nine grenades were recovered.
They are being further questioned by the police and other security agencies.
At least three youth from Kakapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district were booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) for their alleged involvement in stone pelting during the gunfight in the area in April this year.
The trio identified as Sameer Mushtaq Lone son of Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, Mudasir Ahmad Lone son of Noor Muhammad Lone and Sameer Ahmed Lone son of Bashir Ahmed Lone-all residents of Kakapora Pulwama and have been shifted to Kot Bhalwal Jail Jammu.
An official said that the trio was already under police custody and were booked under PSA only after their involvement in stone pelting was established.
It may be mentioned here three Al-Badr militants were killed in Kakapora Pulwama on April 2 this year. After the gunfight, stone pelting incident took place in the area in which a few civilians were also injured following which several youth were arrested.
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