Srinagar: Security forces on Thursday arrested three locals from Jammu & Kashmir’s Bandipora district and recovered arms and ammunition from them.
According to a police official, the arrests and the seizure were made by a joint army and police team in Sumbal area of Bandipora.
The police official said that acting on a specific information, the Rashtriya Rifles and th SOG of the state police launched a cordon and search operation in the orchards of Wangipora village.
“During the search operation, Altaf Ahmad Mir, Irshad Ahmad Mir and Waseem Ahmad Dar — all residents of Wangipora — were arrested and two hand grenades, an AK-47 magazine and 15 AK-47 rounds were seized from their possession,” said the police official adding that further investigation in the matter is on.