Action against Terror module in Mendhar Poonch : More arms and ammunition and grenades recovered during Operation

Jammu, January 3 (HS): The Jammu and Kashmir police in Poonch district along-with army have made a third successive recovery of arms, ammunition and grenades after the recent busting of a terror module and arrest of three terrorist in Mendhar area. The fresh recovery has been made this morning during an operation at village Dabbi of Balakote near the LoC. On December 28 last year, three terrorist were arrested in Balakote area near LoC where six hand grenades were recovered from their possession. The trio includes Mustafa Khan son of Yasir Khan, resident of Galuta, Mohammad Yaseen son of Walayat Khan and Rayees Ahmed son of Mohammad Iqbal, both residents of Dabbi Balakote. During sustained interrogation of the trio, some more important clues came to light after which Police team headed by SDPO Mendhar, Zaheer Jafri and Army launched an operation in Dabbi village located ahead of LoC fence in Balakote from where another consignment of arms, ammunition and grenades has been recovered  today morning. The recovery includes one pistol, three pistol magazines, thirty five bullets and five hand grenades. Today’s recovery is the third one under this module of terror associates busted in LoC area of ​​Mendhar. This terror module is a part of the “Jammu and Kashmir Gaznavi Force” which is being operated from POK. The Jammu and Kashmir Gaznavi Force, apart from terrifying activities is now also to target religious places with an aim to trigger communal tension in the Jammu region . In the first recovery of six hand grenades that was made from the arrested three persons, it was revealed that the grenades were to be lobbed on religious places in Ari and Mendhar town area of ​​Poonch district. The second recovery was made from Dabbi village wherein two pistols, seventy bullets and two grenades were recovered. “The handlers from across used to drop the consignment in hidden patches near the LoC and these arrested terrorist then used to pick it up for carrying them in hinterland.” The total recovery made so far includes 13 grenades, 03 pistols, 05 pistol magazines, 105 pistol bullets, 04 Pakistan made balloons, 01 flag of Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, Jammu and Kashmir and 18 posters of J&K Gaznavi Force.  Here also, it was revealed, the grenades were to be lobbed on religious places in Ari and Mendhar town area of ​​Poonch district.