Grenade event in Jammu and Kashmir, Maidanpora area of Lolab in Kupwara District area, India on Fri 29th July 2022

Meanwhile, Police on July 29 arrested two hybrid militants of The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow outfit of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and recovered four pistols and 10 grenades from their possession in Maidanpora area of Lolab in Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. ÒActing on credible information that two militant associates affiliated with militant outfit LeT have entered the Maidanpora area of Lolab to carry out militant related activities, a joint cordon and search operation was launched in the area,Ó a Police spokesman said. ÒDuring the course of the operation, a vehicle load carrier bearing registration number JK 09A-2324 was signaled to stop at iron bridge Maidanpora. Sensing security forcesÕ presence, the vehicle was abruptly stopped short of the stop and two persons jumped out of itÓ, adds the spokesperson. The arrested militants were identified as Shamim Ahmad Khan and Talib Ahmad Sheikh.