Hideout busted in Rajouri, arms and ammunition recovered

Srinagar July 04 (PTK)A militant hideout was busted in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the recovery of six sticky bombs along with other arms and ammunition.

An official said the hideout was busted at the disclosure of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Talib Hussain Shah who along with his associate Faisal Ahmad Dar were apprehended by people and handed over to police on Sunday.

He added that on disclosure of Talib a hideout in his Draj village of Rajouri during questioning and accordingly a raid was carried out and the hideout was busted.

He added that six sticky bombs, a pistol, three pistol magazines, 19 pistol rounds, an Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), three UBGL grenades, 75 rounds of AK assault rifle and one IED remote with antenna.

Shah and his Dar were arrested from Tuksan Dhok after they were tactifully disarmed by local residents with Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Director General of Police Dilbag Singh lauding their courage and announcing cash rewards for them. (PTK)