Awantipora Police have arrested three associates of proscribed terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. They were involved in providing shelter, logistics and other kinds of support to the terrorists in Tral area.
The arrest comes after the police on March 5 said that they have arrested five overground workers of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. The five accused were identified as Mohd Yaseen, Zakir Hussain, Gulam Hassan, Mohd Iqbal and Bashir Ahmed.
"Five overground workers of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Mohd Yaseen, Zakir Hussain, Gulam Hassan, Mohd Iqbal, and Bashir Ahmed were arrested after police busted a module in Kishtwar district. All five are being interrogated," the police had said.