Srinagar, Nov 02: A day after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed appealed to militants to abjure violence, five ultras of two outfits gave themselves up in south Kashmir today, an official spokesman said here. Three militants of Hizb-e-Islami outfit surrendered at Hamam in Dangiwacha area of Anantnag district, he said. They handed over three AK rifles, 12 magazines, 360 rounds, six hand grenades, one UBGL, three wireless sets, 15 UBGL grenades and a pistol to the authorities.
A Lashkar-e-Toiba militant gave himself up at Ziran in Anantnag district and handed over an AK rifle, three magazines, 90 rounds, a hand grenade and a wireless set to the authorities, the spokesman said.
Another militant surrendered before security forces along with an AK rifle, four magazines, 120 rounds and a wireless set in Anantnag, he said.
The Chief Minister, addressing a public meeting in Pulwama yesterday, had asked the gun totting youth to come back home in a dignified manner and lead a normal life as gun cannot solve any problem.
Meanwhile, security forces arrested Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militant Zaffar Ahmad Wani of Kalantra-Kreeri village of north Kashmir's Baramulla district at Tangwari village in Anantnag today, the spokesman said. Bureau Report