Srinagar: Two terrorist associates in different operations have been arrested on Saturday in Pulwama and Srinagar districts of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.
At Pulwama the security forces employed a cordon-and-search operation in the Rahmoo area based on specific information, a police spokesperson said.
During the search operation, a terrorist associate of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was arrested, he said.
He has been identified as Irfan Yousuf Dar of Rohmoo, Pulwama. Incriminating materials, arms, and ammunition, including an AK rifle, a magazine, and 30 rounds, were found in his possession, the spokesman said.
In a similar operation, in the Eidgah area of the city, a terrorist associate of the LeT/TRF was arrested, a pistol was found in his possession, he said.
He was identified as Junaid Mushtaq Bhat of Nillow, Kulgam. During a preliminary investigation, it came to the fore that Bhat had come to the city to carry out terror incidents and targeted killings, the spokesman said.
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