Srinagar: Four OGWs (Over Ground Workers) were arrested on Friday along with arms and ammunition in South Kashmir’s Awantipora, police said.
The police identified them as Karamat-ul-lah Reshi, son of Mehraj-ud-din Reshi and Suhail Bashir Ganai, son of Bashir Ah Ganai, both residents of Chewa Uller, Tral, Adil Ghani Lone, son of Abdul Ghani Lone, resident of Karamulla, Tral and Irshad Ahmed Kumar, son of Manzoor Ahmed Kumar, resident of Tral-e-Payeen.
Incriminating materials including explosive substance has been recovered from their possession, police said.
During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the arrested militant associates were in touch with LeT militant commander @Babar @Samama resident of PoK and were in a bid to hatch conspiracy to plant IED in Tral area with the intend to cause damage to Police/Security Forces," police statement said.
Accordingly, a case FIR No.164/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Tral and further investigation has been set into motion, reads the statement.
(GNS)