Chinese flags recovered from terror hideouts in J&K’s Baramulla; 44 arrested

TIL Desk/National/Srinagar/ In a major success for the security forces, terrorist hideouts were busted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla sector on Tuesday. Other than recovering bombs, flags of China and Pakistan, letterheads of Pakistan-based terrorist outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad were seized by the forces. Also, 44 people were arrested for their alleged involvement in “terror-related activities”.

“Over 700 houses were searched in a span of 12 hours on October 17 in an extensive search operation in old town in Baramulla, during which 44 persons involved with terror related activities have been apprehended,” an Army spokesman said. The security forces sanitised the area and a number of hideouts were busted during the operation, the spokesman said.

“A large quantity of incriminating material such as petrol bombs, Chinese and Pakistani flags, LeT and JeM letterhead pads, unauthorized mobile phones and seditious anti-national publicity material were seized,” he added. He said the operation was jointly carried out by teams of army, police, BSF and CRPF in 10 sensitive localities including Qazi Hamam, Ganai Hamam, Taweed Gunj, Jamia and other mohallas reportedly being used as “safe havens by the terrorists”