Hizb militant arrested in J-K's Anantnag

Security forces Thursday arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen militant in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Acting on a credible input, security forces arrested Rameez Ahmad Dar, a resident of Kulgam, from the Bijbehara area of Anantnag district, a police spokesman said.

He said Dar was an active militant for the past one-and-half years and affiliated with the Hizbul Mujahideen.

"Arms and ammunition were recovered from his possession," the spokesman said.