JeM hideout busted in Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

Acting on a specific intelligence input, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces have, in a joint operation, busted a terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday.

Srinagar: Security forces on Saturday busted a Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terror group hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Police said that acting on specific intelligence input security forces including Police, Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a search operation in the forest area of Chinphadi Machama (Tral) in the early hours of Saturday.

"During the search operation, one sloping hideout of the JeM militants roughly 8-feet by 8-feet with the height of approximately 5-feet was busted and subsequently destroyed."

"Incriminating material of the proscribed JeM outfit has been recovered from the destroyed hideout. The incriminating material has been taken into police custody for investigation purposes.

"An FIR has been lodged with the concerned police station", police said.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir Police along with Army and CRPF have arrested three terrorist associates linked to proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) at a checkpoint from Chadoora in Central Kashmir's Budgam.

Those arrested have been identified as Javaid Ahmad Bhat, resident of Pulwama, Ajaz Wani, resident of Chitroo Dangerpora and Aqib Ganaie, resident of Khansaib.

Police said incriminating materials including 40 rounds of AK-47, two detonators and three JeM matrix sheets have been recovered from their possession.

(With inputs from IANS)