Police arrest 3 members of JeM module

Police today claimed to have smashed a module of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit in Sopore area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir by arresting three members of the outfit.

"Police busted a JeM module by arresting three hardcore active members of the terror organization during naka checking at Haritar and Yarbugh Rafiabad areas today," a police spokesman said.

He said acting on a credible input, a joint team of security forces ste up a check post at Haritar area.

"During checking, a suspicious person was apprehended and during preliminary questioning, he revealed his identity as Bilal Ahmad Kaloo. He is an active member of proscribed terror outfit JeM and two grenades, a matrix sheet of JeM outfit were recovered from his possession," the spokesman said.

He said two more active members of JeM outfit were apprehended by police with the assistance of security forces during checking at Yarbugh in Rafiabad. "They were identified as Asif Sheikh and Abdul Majeed Mir," he added.

One hand grenade, four rounds of AK-47 and two matrix sheets of JeM outfit were recovered from their possession.