An official said that two militants – Ubaid Shafi Malla and Mehraj Bhat – both residents of Awantipura – were arrested in a joint operation of police and army.
Two OGW’s arrested in north Kashmir,claims olice
Police on Monday claimed to have busted a module of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and arrested two militants in Handwara area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir.
An official said that two militants – Ubaid Shafi Malla and Mehraj Bhat – both residents of Awantipura – were arrested in a joint operation of police and army.
Upon their interrogation, two more members of the module working as OGWs were arrested from Awantipora.
They were identified as Shahid Ahmad Thoker and Irfan Ahmad – both resident of Awantipora.
Further investigation into the matter is going on, said the official.