2 security men among 4 hurt in grenade blast

Srinagar, August 10

Four persons, including two security personnel, were injured in a grenade blast in Anantnag district on Thursday. The explosion took place during a cordon-and-search operation in the Kokernag area of the South Kashmir district, officials said.

All four have been hospitalised and their condition is stated to be stable. The search operation in the area is underway, officials added.

Meanwhile, eight terrorist associates were arrested in Baramulla, Budgam and Srinagar districts. Six of them worked for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) while the rest for the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).

Three of them were caught in Uri area of Baramulla. Ali Awan, Ahmad Din and Mohammad Sadeeq Khatana were running an LeT terror module, officials said. Two grenades, a Chinese pistol, a pistol magazine and four live rounds were seized from them. They were involved in cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition and distribution of the same among LeT militants for terror activities, the officials said.

In Budgam, three more LeT terror associates — Qaisar Ahmad Dar of Kremshora, Tahir Ahmad Dar and Aqib Rashed Ganie of Wagar — were caught and a Chinese grenade, two magazines and 57 live rounds were seized.

In Srinagar, two JeM militant associates — Arshad Mushtaq and Suhail Majeed Mir, both of Pulwama — were caught and two grenades recovered from them, the police said. Further investigation has been going on. — PTI

Eight Lashkar, Jaish associates arrested

• Six terror associates of the Lashkar-e-Toiba were caught in Baramulla and Budgam. Two grenades, a Chinese pistol, a pistol magazine and four live rounds were seized.
• Two aides of the Jaish-e-Mohammad were arrested in Srinagar and two grenades were seized from them, the police said.