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Jammu and Kashmir: Two local terrorists were apprehended by security forces in Poonch’s Mandi sector during an intelligence-backed raid. An AK-47 rifle and a hand grenade were recovered. Police said the operation is ongoing and further investigation is underway.

“Two local terrorists apprehended by security forces in Mandi Sector of Poonch. One AK-47 and one hand grenade were recovered from them. Operation of security forces is going on with further investigation,” ANI quoted Poonch Police as saying.

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Police identified the arrested men as Tariq Sheikh of Azamabad and Riyaz Ahmad of Chamber village in Poonch. They were detained during a raid at Sheikh’s residence in Azamabad. Based on their interrogation, police later searched Sheikh’s rented accommodation in Jallian village and recovered weapons, officials said.

"After questioning them, the police team raided the rented accommodation of Tariq Sheikh at Jallian village and recovered the weapons, including two assault rifles and some ammunition. Further interrogation of the terrorists is still going on," police said. 

While the Army remains on high alert along the 740-km Line of Control (LoC) to foil infiltration attempts from Pakistan, police and security forces are conducting aggressive anti-terror operations across Jammu and Kashmir. These operations are target-specific, focusing not only on terrorists but also on their overground workers (OGWs) and sympathisers, with the aim of dismantling the entire terror ecosystem.

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Hawala money rackets, drug smuggling and peddling are also under the scanner, as intelligence inputs trace their roots to handlers operating across the border. Funds raised through these networks are believed to fuel terrorism in the region. In several cases, drones have been used to drop arms, ammunition, money, and drugs for terrorists. To counter this, the Border Security Force (BSF) has deployed advanced anti-drone systems along the international border in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts.

(With Agency Inputs)