Kathua Attack: Two Jaish Associates Arrested

JAMMU: The J&K Police on Thursday claimed a breakthrough in the Kathua militant attack by arresting two Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) associates who facilitated the militant attack.

Police sources said that two JeM associates have been arrested from the hilly area of Kathua district.

Sustained questioning of these two militant associates is likely to lead to more arrests of the persons involved in giving strategic and logistic support to the militants,” sources said.

Five security personnel, including four soldiers and a local policeman, were killed when militants ambushed an army vehicle in Badnota village, 150 away from Kathua town on July 10.

The presence of 40 hardcore foreign militants has been reported in the hilly districts of the Jammu division, including Rajouri, Poonch, Doda, Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur.

The Army has deployed over 4,000 soldiers, including the elite para commandos and those trained in mountain warfare to eradicate militancy from the otherwise peaceful Jammu division. (IANS)