Two J&K cops arrested for aiding militants

Two Jammu and Kashmir policemen were arrested on Wednesday for supplying bullets to militants in Shopian district.

Police constables Shabir Ahmad Malik and Nazir Ahmad were arrested after an over-ground worker of militants, Adil Ahmad, identified them.

A checking party of the security forces arrested Ahmad in Shopian town. Twenty bullets of AK-47 rifle were recovered from him, police sources said.

On interrogation, the arrested militant revealed that he had received the bullets through a friend from police constable Malik.

Malik in his turn, during interrogation, confirmed that constable Nazir Ahmad had given the bullets to him to be passed on to the militant.

--IANS

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