Hizbul militant arrested in J&K

A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district early Thursday morning, police said.

A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district early Thursday morning, police said.

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Acting on a tip-off, Rashtriya Rifle (RR) troops raided a house at Lasoli village in the district and arrested Farid, associated with the militant outfit, which was hiding there.

Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the arrested militant, they said.

In another incident, security forces arrested one Ramesh of Patiala in Punjab for moving suspiciously on Jammu-Srinagar highway at Nagrota, about 15 km from Jammu.