40 kg of explosives recovered in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu : The Army on Monday recovered over 40 kg of explosives in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district and the agencies are probing possible terror angle, officials said.

On a specific information, the Army troops launched a search operation and raided a house of one Khalil in Dewal village of Malhar belt in Billawar tehsil, an officer said.

As Khalil's wife saw the approaching troops, she tried to take the two bags carrying gunpowder explosives out of the house but was caught, he said.

The bags weighing 20 kg each were seized, he added. The Army was keeping a close watch on the activities of Khalil for some time, the officer said. One person has been detained and is being questioned about the recovery, he added.

Four terror cases, including the killings of a BJP leader and an RSS functionary in Kishtwar district, were solved with the arrest of three militants affiliated to the Hizbul Mujahideen, police said on Monday.

Nissar Ahmad Sheikh, one of the conspirators, along with Nishad Ahmad and Azad Hussain, all residents of Kishtwar, were arrested for their involvement in the four cases which took place between November last year and September this year, Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh said.