Terrorist hideout unearthed
STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Jammu and Kashmir Police Monday attached a house of a person allegedly involved in terror activities in Anantnag district, officials said.
The SIU, in presence of Executive Magistrate, attached the house of Mohammad Ishaq Malik at Dhanwetehpora Kokernag, in the south Kashmir district, the officials said.
Malik has been booked under the provisions of the IPC, Arms Act and UAPA, the officials said.
The accused is presently lodged in Anantnag district jail.
Meanwhile, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) hideout was unearthed in Anantnag district and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered.
A search operation was launched in Rakh Momin Dangi area of Bijbehara in the south Kashmir district on Sunday night on the basis of a specific input developed over a period of time, a police official said. He said during the search operation, the hideout was unearthed and a huge cache of arms, ammunition and other war-like stores was recovered which included five IEDs, Programmed Timer Devices (PTDs) and Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (RCIEDs), six detonators, three pistols, five pistol magazines, 124 nine-mm rounds, four remote controls, and 13 batteries.
A case has been registered and further investigation is in progress, the official said.