Security forces arrested four militant associates linked with the Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla, police said on Wednesday.
At a checkpoint established at Naradhiri Dangerpora junction on Monday, security forces intercepted two suspicious persons who on seeing the joint party of the forces tried to flee, but were tactfully apprehended, a police spokesperson said.
The militant associates were identified as Ghulam Hassan Mir and Mukhtar Ahmad Khan, both residents of Baramulla’s Chandoosa, he said.
During the search, a Chinese pistol, a pistol magazine, 12 live rounds, 2 hand grenades and other incriminating material were recovered from their possession, the spokesperson said.