HM module busted, five arrested
Srinagar: Security forces have arrested five overground workers of proscribed outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said Wednesday.
“Based on specific input, police arrested five associates of militants from Shopian district,” an official spokesman said.
He said on IED, which the militants were planning to use against security forces, was recovered at the instance of arrested persons.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Aqib Nazir Rathar, Amir Majeed Wani, Sameer Ahmed Bhat, Faisal Farooq Ahanger and Rayees Ahmed Ganai, the official said.
“During questioning of the arrested persons, it was revealed that terrorists of proscribed outfit HM, along with above stated associates, were planning to target police and security forces by planting an IED in the area,” he said.
