New Delhi: Three suspected militants were arrested on Saturday in a counter-insurgency operation in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to police, a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the suspects.
Meanwhile, tder the Armed Forces Special Powers Act during an encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian district in which three men were killed in July this year and has initiated disciplinary proceedings.
Col Rajesh Kalia, the defence spokesperson in Srinagar, said, “Committed to ethical conduct during anti-militancy operations, the Army initiated an inquiry after social media reports indicated the three men were from Rajouri district in Jammu and had gone missing at Amshipura.”
The probe was completed in a record four weeks. The families of the three men from Rajouri who worked as labourers in Shopian had also filed a police complaint.
In a statement, the Army said the Shopian operation contravened the dos and don’ts of the Chief of Army Staff approved by the Supreme Court.