"6 militants captured from Avantipora in Jammu and Kashmir with explosives recovered".
6 militants captured from Avantipora in Jammu and Kashmir with explosives recovered
25.12.2020
A joint police force in Abantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, has arrested six suspected militants. Police also recovered rifles from them. At the same time, explosive bombs and various other items were found in their possession.
Police said the suspects were members of a Pakistani militant group. The suspects were reportedly involved in grenade attacks on security forces in various parts of the Sampriti Valley.
Jammu and Kashmir police said the joint forces had arrested six militants. Because these 6 militants were planning to do something big in different valleys.
The six militants are residents of Tral, Handra and Avantipora areas. The counting of votes for the District Development Councils of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir ended last Wednesday.
As a result, the militants were using the opportunity to relax security to plan various attacks, police said. Earlier, two people were arrested from the Avantipora area in November on charges of having links with militants.
At that time, the police arrested the two of them and interrogated them to find out important information about Jaish militants and handlers.
In November, militants clashed with security forces at a toll plaza in Nagarota, Jammu and Kashmir, killing four militants.
At the time, police found out that Pak militants were planning to cross the Line of Control (LoC) into Jammu and Kashmir, India, and attack the capital, Srinagar. As a result, the police arrested them on the charge of being militants.