One killed, two Hizb militants arrested in J

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Srinagar, Oct 7 (UNI) Militants killed a person and injured a police constable while security forces apprehended two militants who were planning to plant an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the national highway in Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours, an official spokesman said today.

Militants abducted Mohammad Shafi Mir from Gund Mohalla Brath Kalan in Sopore town of Baramulla district early today. His severed head was later recovered at Main Chowk Sopore while the remaining body was found in the nearby Mohalla Shalapora, the spokesman said.

Security forces busted a hideout of the Hizbul Mujahideen at Botengo in south Kashmir district of Anantnag last evening and arrested the outfit's two militants who were planning to plant an IED on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, he said and added one IED weighing ten kgs was also recovered on their instance.

An encounter took place between militants and security forces at Bela Colony in Rajouri district of Jammu region last evening during which one security personnel was wounded.

The injured jawan was later hospitalised.

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