Three militants arrested in Kathua, weapons seized

Three militants arrested in Kathua, weapons seized

Three militants were arrested from a truck and weapons seized from their possession in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. “Three militants have been arrested from a truck heading towards Jammu from Punjab this morning at Lakhanpur,” Sridhar Patil, SSP Kathua here told UNI. They were identified as Ubaid ul Islam, resident of Rajpura Pulwama; Jahangir Parray, resident of Charar-i-Shrief and Shakeel Ahmed Bab, resident of Rajpura Pulwama. He said that weapons have also been recovered from them, while the truck was seized and added that investigations were in progress.

Police sources confirmed that the weapons recovered, included four AK 56 rifles, two Ak 47 rifles and six magazines. “Whether they have crossed over from the border or were already staying on this side, is yet to be ascertained,” they said, adding that details were awaited. (UNI)