<p>Two militants and three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) affiliated with Al-Badr militant outfit were arrested by security forces in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday.</p>.<p>Police said Mohammad Yaseen Rather, Showkat Ahmad Ganie and Ghulam Nabi Rather, all residents of village Kachloo Qaziabad in Handwara, were arrested by a joint team of the Army and the police. “The trio was held on a specific information when they were on a motorcycle at a naka near Kachloo crossing on Baramulla-Handwara highway,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Handwara, Sandeep Gupta told reporters.</p>.<p>They tried to escape from the spot, but were apprehended by the search party, he said. Upon checking, arms, ammunition and a letter pad of Al-Badr outfit were recovered.</p>.<p>Gupta said on their disclosure, two Al-Badr militants identified as Saleem Yousuf and Iqhlaq Ahmad Sheikh, both residents of Watergam, were held by the police and 21 Rashtriya Rifles during a Cordon-And-Search-Operation (CASO) in the forest area of Baderkali.</p>.<p>“The duo had recently joined the militant ranks and were operating in the Handwara area,” the SP said while terming the arrests a “big achievement because they were planning to attack security forces, sarpanchs and panchs.”</p>.<p>The police categorise “anybody who supports the militants” as an OGW. A person providing a safe house, passage, information or acting as a messenger for suspected militants automatically comes under the radar of the police as an OGW.</p>
<p>Two militants and three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) affiliated with Al-Badr militant outfit were arrested by security forces in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday.</p>.<p>Police said Mohammad Yaseen Rather, Showkat Ahmad Ganie and Ghulam Nabi Rather, all residents of village Kachloo Qaziabad in Handwara, were arrested by a joint team of the Army and the police. “The trio was held on a specific information when they were on a motorcycle at a naka near Kachloo crossing on Baramulla-Handwara highway,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Handwara, Sandeep Gupta told reporters.</p>.<p>They tried to escape from the spot, but were apprehended by the search party, he said. Upon checking, arms, ammunition and a letter pad of Al-Badr outfit were recovered.</p>.<p>Gupta said on their disclosure, two Al-Badr militants identified as Saleem Yousuf and Iqhlaq Ahmad Sheikh, both residents of Watergam, were held by the police and 21 Rashtriya Rifles during a Cordon-And-Search-Operation (CASO) in the forest area of Baderkali.</p>.<p>“The duo had recently joined the militant ranks and were operating in the Handwara area,” the SP said while terming the arrests a “big achievement because they were planning to attack security forces, sarpanchs and panchs.”</p>.<p>The police categorise “anybody who supports the militants” as an OGW. A person providing a safe house, passage, information or acting as a messenger for suspected militants automatically comes under the radar of the police as an OGW.</p>
