Srinagar: Police have arrested three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants from Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police arrested Rahil Basheer, a native of Pulwama, Hamza alias Amir Jan and Hafiz Younus Wani, a native of Shopian, with weapons brought by drone from Pakistan. One lakh rupees was also seized from them.
A.K. 56 rifles, six AK magazines with 180 rounds, two Chinese pistols, three pistol magazines with 30 rounds, and four grenades were brought to the border by drone.
The BSF has stepped up surveillance along the border as Pakistani terrorists have increased the supply of weapons to Kashmir by drones. Security forces and police recently nabbed eight arms smugglers by drone. One of the drones was shot down by the BSF at Katwa. Three drones were seized by security forces near the Jawahar Tunnel.