J&K police nabs three LeT 'militant associates', recovers huge cache of arms and ammunition

Security forces on Saturday apprehended three Lashkar-e-Toiba's "militant associates" from Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from them, said police. Security forces arrested the trio at Shangergund on Sopore-Kupwara Road in Sopore area of the north Kashmir district, a police official said.

He said the three were identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Mir alias Lashkiri, Mudasir Ahmad Mir and Athar Shamas -- all residents of Brath Kalan area of Sopore. A huge cache of arms and ammunition, including a UBGL thrower, four UBGL grenades, four AK-47 magazines and 137 rounds of AK-47 cartridges, were recovered from their possession.

A case has been registered and investigation has been taken up, the official said..