Jammu: Five suspected militants have been arrested with heavy arms and ammunition in connection with a botched plot to kill security personnel near Thathri Police Station in Doda district.
The five suspected ultras named Abdul Rashid, Akhter Hussain, Mohammad Rafi, Altaf Hussain and Mohammad Yaqoob were arrested on Wednesday in Doda, police said in Jammu.
Police have also seized one AK-56 rifle, 3 Magazines of AK-56, 143 rounds of AK-56 rifle, one Chinese Pistol, Magazine of Chinese Pistol, five rounds of Chinese Pistol, two Chinese Grenades and two Walkie Talkie wireless sets from them.
Police alleged that they had planned to attack the security personnel by hurling grenade on Thathri Police Station on the intervening night of April 27 and 28, but the grenade fell just short of the police station averting casualties....
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01:30 PM, Mar 24, 2013
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10:03 AM, Mar 21, 2013
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