Srinagar: Police on Monday said that it has arrested two Lashker-e-Toiba Over Ground Workers (OGW) in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
In a statement to media police said that on 11th April Police Station Kreeri received reliable information that Bashir Ahmed Bhat son of Late Ghulam Mohd Bhat resident of Mirangund Kreeri and Waseem Ahmed Mir son of Abdul Gani Mir resident of Authoora Kreeri are instigating and motivating youth of the Kreeri area to join the militant ranks for increasing the militant activities for which the aforesaid person have managed to procure some grenades and other arms and ammunition.
The statement further stated that the duo were nabbed during the search operation and Two Chinese Grenades and 20 Live AK 47 rounds were recovered from their possession.
Case under relevant laws registered and both have been arrested, reads the statement.