J&K: 2 terrorists arrested in Poonch; arms and ammunition recovered

Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Sunday that two terrorists were arrested in Poonch district during an intelligence-backed raid, and arms and ammunition were later recovered on the basis of their disclosure.

Police identified the two as Tariq Sheikh of Azamabad and Riyaz Ahmad of Chamber village in Poonch. Both were taken into custody during a raid.

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“After questioning them, the police team raided the rented accommodation of Tariq Sheikh at Jallian village and recovered the weapons, including two assault rifles and some ammunition. Further interrogation of the terrorists is still going on,” police said.

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While the Army guarding the 740-km Line of Control (LoC) remains on high alert to prevent infiltration from Pakistan, police and security forces are conducting intensified anti-terror operations across the Union Territory.

These operations are target specific, including terrorists, their overground workers (OGWs) and sympathisers.

The anti-terror operations aim not only to eliminate gun-wielding terrorists but also to dismantle the entire ecosystem that supports them.

Hawala rackets, drug smuggling, and peddling are also under the scanner of intelligence agencies and security forces. Most of these networks have been traced to terrorist handlers across the border, with the funds believed to be used for sustaining terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

In several instances, terror handlers across the border have used drones to drop arms, ammunition, money, and drugs to support terrorist activities in the Union Territory.

The Border Security Force (BSF), deployed along the international border in Jammu, Samba, and Kathua districts, has positioned special anti-drone systems to detect and neutralise unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used by terror handlers.