LeT terrorist held, four people rescued in J&K

Officials said the troops of 58 Rashtriya Rifles laid a trap in Killanwari area, about 190 kms north of Jammu.

Indian troops arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist in a mountainous area of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday and rescued four boys who had been taken in as fresh recruits.

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Officials said the troops of 58 Rashtriya Rifles laid a trap in Killanwari area, about 190 kms north of Jammu, and arrested Riyaz Ahmad.

They rescued four boys in the age group of 13-18 years from Ahmad's custody.

The four would be handed over to the police that would return them to their families after investigations.