Four Hizb Mujahedeen militants arrested

Acting on a tip off,J-K police arrested four militants,responsible for the attack on National Conference's Shopian town president Abdul Watchku.

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Shopian | December 21, 2009 11:37 AM IST

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Jammu and Kashmir police arrested four Hizbul Mujahedeen (HM) militants,responsible for the attack on National Conference’s Shopian town president Abdul Rehman Watchku,on August 25.

Acting on a tip off the police arrested Jehangir Ahmad Malik and recovered a pistol from his possession.

Three more members-Rafiq Ahmed Sheikh,Mukhtar Ahmad Tantray and Shahid-were also arrested,and some ammunition was also recovered.

“The gun with which they have fired AK-56 along with magazine… were recovered. There were two pistols and some ammunition which were also recovered,” said Liyaqat Khan,police stations house officer of Shopian.

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