G’bal : Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two terror associates and recovered arms, ammunition and cash amounting to ₹8.40 lakh during a late-evening operation in Ganderbal district, officials said on Thursday.
The arrests were made by a joint team of Police Station Ganderbal and the Special Operations Group (SOG) near Gundrehman Bridge following specific intelligence inputs. During naka checking, the police intercepted a load carrier bearing registration number JK15B-7309, they said. During a thorough search of the vehicle, police recovered one Chinese pistol, one magazine, four pistol rounds, two hand grenades and cash amounting to ₹8, 40, 500.
The accused have been identified as Ghulam Nabi Mir, son of Mohammad Subhan Mir, a resident of Hajin in Bandipora district, and Shabnum Nazir, daughter of Nazir Ahmad Ganie, a resident of Shalabugh in Ganderbal district. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Arms Act at Police Station Ganderbal. Further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the recovered arms and cash, officials said.
