J K police nabs three LeT ‘militant associates’ recovers huge cache of arms and ammunition

PTI, May 31, 2020, 7:41 AM IST

Srinagar: Security forces on Saturday, May 30 apprehended three Lashkar-e-Toiba’s “militant associates” from Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from them, said police.

Security forces arrested the trio at Shangergund on Sopore-Kupwara Road in Sopore area of the north Kashmir district, a police official said.

He said that the three were identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Mir alias Lashkiri, Mudasir Ahmad Mir, and Athar Shamas all residents of Brath Kalan area of Sopore.

A huge cache of arms and ammunition, including a UBGL thrower, four UBGL grenades, four AK-47 magazines, and 137 rounds of AK-47 cartridges, were recovered from their possession.

“A case has been registered and investigation has been taken up,” the official said.