New Delhi: Two people, including a militant, were held during a search operation in Chatpura village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, the India army said.
In a statement, an army spokesman said that a joint operation was launched late last evening based on intelligence inputs about the presence of a person from Handwara, who was actively involved with the militants.
"Cordon was established and they were apprehended,” he said.
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He added that interrogation on the spot revealed the presence of a militant in a nearby Madrassa.
During the further search operation, a militant (name withheld) was apprehended, he said, adding that the joint operation has ended.
