Jammu & Kashmir: Terror module busted in Handwara, two terrorists arrested

The Indian Army and police on Monday busted an active Hizb-ul-Mujahideen module in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara, and arrested two terrorists.

The development comes a day after the Army said that the five militants killed in a counter-infiltration operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector on Friday belonged to a 'fidayeen' squad and were planning a suicide attack.

In the search operations, huge quantity of arms and ammunitions were recovered, which includes five AK 47 rifles, two UBGLs, large quantity of explosives, combat dresses, incendiary material, eatables with Pakistani markings and uniquely body-fitted IEDs with timer mechanisms.

(To be updated)