Four “associates” of militants were arrested and houses were attached after the owner “wilfully harboured” militants in Kashmir on Wednesday.
A police spokesman said two suspicious persons, who on seeing a joint party of security forces, tried to flee from the spot but were tactfully apprehended in Baramulla. They were identified as Ghulam Hassan Mir and Mukhtar Ahmad Khan, both residents of Chandoosa. “During the search, one Chinese pistol, one pistol magazine, 12 live rounds, two hand grenades and other incriminating materials were recovered from their possession,” the police said.
During the course of investigation, two more persons, Altaf Ahmad Rather and Farooq Ahmad Naqeeb, were questioned. “Both the accused persons confessed about possession of hand grenades,” the police said.
