J&K: 2 terrorist associates arrested with grenades and pistols in Shopian

Upon their search, four hand grenades, two pistols, 43 live rounds, and other incriminating materials were recovered. Read further on Dynamite News

Srinagar: Two suspected individuals arrested by Security Forces on Monday in south Kashmir Shopian district. Police said that they have recovered arms and ammunition.

They said the two were arrested at a checkpoint set up by the J&K police's Special Operations Group (SOG) Shopian, the 178 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and the 34 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of the Army.

Recovered Items

Upon their search, four hand grenades, two pistols, 43 live rounds, and other incriminating materials were recovered, police said.

Police On X

In a post on X, police said an FIR has been registered.

"In a notable operation against terrorism, a joint naka comprising SOG Shopian, CRPF 178 BN & 34 RR, two suspected persons were arrested. Upon their search, 04 hands, 02 pistols, 43 live rounds & other incriminating materials were recovered & accordingly an FIR was registered, " Shopian police said on X.

The police didn't immediately disclose the identity of the arrested duo.

Earlier Incident

Few days back Security forces shot dead an unidentified militant in an ongoing operation in Awantipora sub-district of south Kashmir.

Police said a gunbattle erupted in the early hours on Thursday at Nader Tral during a cordon-and-search operation which was launched following an input about militants' presence.

Police Version

"One terrorist has been killed," said a senior police officer. "The operation is going on," he added.
Earlier, in a post on X, police said an encounter broke out at Nader, Tral area of Awantipora.

Second Gunbattle

This is the second gunbattle in South Kashmir since Tuesday. On May 13, three local militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district. The slain also included Shahid Kuttay, a local commander of the Lashkar.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Srinagar

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Srinagar on Thursday, marking his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since the launch of Operation Sindoor.

The visit comes in the wake of a recently announced ceasefire between India and Pakistan on May 10, following days of intense cross-border skirmishes and artillery exchanges that resulted in several casualties and infrastructural damage along the Line of Control (LoC).