Srinagar- The arrest of two overground workers (OGWs) carrying posters of terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGuH) led to the busting of an interstate and trans-national module of terrorists, resulting in a major haul of arms and 2900 kilograms of explosive material, officials said on Wednesday.

The Srinagar police apprehended the OGWs on November 2, and a swift investigation by the local police led to the unravelling of the plot in less than three days.

Inspector Mir Masrat Aalam, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Nowgam police station, discovered during questioning that the suspects were part of a larger network and their handler – Moulvi Irfan Ahmad – hailed from Shopian district but was operating under the garb of a prayer leader in a local mosque in No

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