One killed, HM commander arrested, ammunition recovered in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 5 (UNI) One person was killed while a self-styled Battalion Commander (BC) of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) arrested and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from a hideout in the Kashmir valley overnight.

An official spokesman said the body of one Abdul Jabbar Lone was recovered at Bandipora in north Kashmir today.

Police at Kupwara conducted a search operation following a tip-off that some top militants were holding a meeting there, he said.

The area was immediately cordoned off, and after a long search police personnel arrested Fayaz Ahamd Hajam, alias Khadim.

Khadim, a listed militant, has been active in the north Kashmir for the last seven years, he added.

Khadim had crossed into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) twice for receiving arms training.

A Defence spokesman said troops unearthed a hideout and recovered arms and ammunition in the Kashmir valley.

On specific information, Army seized a cache of war-like stores buried under a tree in the Kund Nar areas, he said.

The seizure included ten kg of RDX, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher, 25 UBGL grenades and one Improvised Explosive Device, he added.

UNI