Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 31: Police today arrested two Over Ground Workers of Hizbul Mujahideen in Central Kashmir district of Ganderbal and recovered Rs 6 lakh from their possession that was to be delivered to a top Hizbul Mujahideen militant in forest area of the district.
A senior police officer said here that the money was to be delivered to one of the top HM militants, Asadullah, who is heading a group of militants that is operating in the forests in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir.
The officer said that police arrested a person Ishtiaq Ahmad from Ganderbal area of Srinagar who had brought Rs 6 lakh from Srinagar for the HM militant group and was to be delivered to them in the forests.
The officer said that after questioning, Ishtiaq revealed the name of Shreen Khan of Gutilibagh to whom the money was delivered for the militants. Police raided house of Khan and recovered Rs 6 lakh from his possession.
Both the persons have been arrested and a case has been registered against them in police station Ganderbal.
The officer said that Asadullah is a foreign militant and is heading the 5 member HM militant group in the forests in Ganderbal district.
This group had arrived in Ganderbal district forests last year and their 5 more members were killed in a major operation that was launched by police and army in Ganderbal district forests in October last year.
The four of the 5 militants who were killed were identified as Abu Bakar, Abu Khalid, Murtaza and Abdul Gazi and 5 AK 47 rifles, 15 magazines, 2 UBGLs and scores of bullets were recovered from the dead militants.
In the meantime, Handwara police and 47 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) recovered arms and ammunition in Wuchar forests of Wogbal area of Kupwara in North Kashmir.
A police spokesman said that during a search operation in Wuchar forests of village Wogbal, Handwara Police and 47 RR recovered one AK 47, one AK 56, nine pika grenades, two AK magazines, 32 rounds of AK ammunition, 18 rounds of pika, one pistol magazine, three pistol rounds and a matrix sheet from a hideout.
Police and Army have launched operations in the North Kashmir’s Kupwara district after reports of militant movement in the areas.
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