6 Hizb miltants held in J&K

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September 13, 2005 12:17 IST

Security forces arrested six Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists from Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir in two separate raids, officials sources said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the troops arrested five Hizbul militants who used to ferry arms and gather information for the outfit from the Gandoh area of Doda district on Monday night.

They were identified as Majid Hussain, Mukhtar Ahmed Dulla, Gulam Hassan and Mohammad Rafiq from Shatru area. Troops also arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen militant identified as Makhan Din from Palmar area of Kishtwar tehsil in Doda district early on Tuesday and recovered from him a wireless set and a pistol, they said.

On the information provided by the arrested Makhan Din, police recovered an assortment of ammunition from Billawar area of Kathua district, sources said.

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