By Peerzada Waseem
Baramulla: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested 11 including 4 militants and seven OGWs in separate raids of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
A senior police officer told INS that Police, SOG and Army launched cordon and search operation in separate places of old town Baramulla,Drangbal and Sopore arrested 11 including 4 militants and 7 OGWs in separate raids.
“Arrested militants are involved in killing of three youth at Khanpora,” police officer said.
The militants have been identified as Nasir Ahmad Mochi, Bilal Ahmad Najar, Aijaz Ahmad Gojri and Nadeem Kalia @ Ustad.
The officer identified the six out of seven OGWs Owais Rashid Bhat, Ozair Ahmad Bhat, Ameen Bhat, Muzamil Bashir, Sharif Bashir Bhat and Nayeem Abdulla.
“A pistol was recovered from the possession of the arrested militants while as an alto car Alto car (JK01J-0010) was seized,” the officer said.
It is pertinent to mention that on April 30, bullet-riddled bodies of Asghar Khan, Asif and Haseeb Khan of old Town Baramulla were recovered. Police later blamed LeT militant outfit for killing the trio.
On May 4, a joint team of police and army had busted a militant hideout and recovered the arms and ammunition which include two AK-47 rifles at Drangbal in outskirts of Baramulla after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area.
