On February 7, Police also busted a militant module in Bijbehara area of Anantnag District in Jammu and Kashmir by arresting six associates of Kashmir Freedom Fighters (KFF), an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), reports Daily Excelsior. Police recovered incriminating material including ammunition from their possession.
On February 7, Police arrested five associates of Kashmir Freedom Fighters (KFF), an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), from Srigufwara area of Bijbehara in Anantnag District in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Anantnag police received credible information that the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) is planning attacks on Police and Security Forces in Srigufwara area, an unnamed official said. “Multiple nakas and check-points were established at various locations. At one check point established at Sakhras crossing Srigufwara a bike having three persons on board was intercepted and they tried to flee but were apprehended by police”, he said. Two Chinese pistols along with magazine and ammunition was recovered from them. “[The arrestees] disclosed that they are the associates of JeM and have planned to attack police and security in Srigufwara area thereafter they will get formally inducted into the organisation. They further revealed that they are in direct contact with Pakistan based JeM handlers and at their behest they were going to attack police and then formally join the KFF an offshoot of JeM”, he added. On their disclosure two more associates were arrested and arms and ammunition recovered from them.