3 LeT associates’ held in Baramulla

SRINAGAR: Security forces on Saturday apprehended three Lashkar-e-Taiba’s “militant associates” from Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from them, police said. They were arrested at Shangergund on Sopore-Kupwara Road in Sopore area, a police official said. He said the three were identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Mir alias Lashkiri, Mudasir Ahmad Mir and Athar Shamas—all residents of Brath Kalan area of Sopore.

A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession. A case has been registered.