Srinagar, August 30
The Jammu and Kashmir police today claimed to have unearthed an Al-Badr module responsible for killing security and police personnel by arresting three militants of the outfit.

Addressing a news conference here, Director-General of Police (DGP) Gopal Sharma said there had been killings of security and police personnel recently.

Several personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Jammu and Kashmir police were targeted by the militants in a coordinated manner, he added.

“We lost two CRPF, as many BSF personnel and three policemen, while two others survived the attack and are still in the hospital,” Mr Sharma said.

The DGP said the police conducted intensive investigations into the matter. “We are happy to announce that an Al-Badr module responsible for four such killings had been unearthed and arrested three militants of the outfit,” he added.

Mr Sharma said Bashir Ahmad Teli, Showkat Ahmad Teli and Feroz Ahmad Najar carried out the killings of one sub-inspector, one head constable and two constables.

“Besides confessing to the killing of the security and police personnel, the ultras also revealed the names of their accomplices out of whom five have been apprehended so far,” he added. — UNI