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Srinagar- Government forces on Friday arrested two hybrid militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in Kupwara district of North Kashmir and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession, police said.
Two hybrid militants identified as Talib Ahmad Sheikh of Laderwan, Kupwara and Shameem Ahmad of Kawadi Laderwan, Kupwara were arrested by police and Army, a police official said.
He said the militants were affiliated with LeT outfit.
Four pistols, eight pistol magazines, 130 pistol rounds and 10 hand grenades were recovered from their possession.
Hybrid militant is a term coined by government forces in Jammu and Kashmir to describe those militants who carry out a subversive task assigned to them by their handlers before slipping back into normal life.
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