Four militants arrested in Kupwara after encounter

SRINAGAR, (PTK): Army on Sunday claimed to have arrested four newly-recruited militants while they were trying to cross the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan-administered-Kashmir.

“The militants were arrested along with warlike stores in upper reaches of Kalaroos in Handwara today morning while attempting to exfiltrate across the Line of Control,” said an army spokesman.

In a joint operation, the army and police forces laid an ambush on Sunday to capture the militants after a tip-off about their location, the spokesperson said.