J&K: Security forces cordon off Handwara's Hajin town, launch search operation

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SRINAGAR: Security forces on Sunday launched a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara district.

The jawans cordoned off the district's Hajin town where the operation has been launched.

They reportedly received information about the presence of terrorists in the area.

On Saturday, an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was arrested in Handwara.

The police recovered AK 56 rifle, two magazines, 25 rounds of AK 56 and one wire cutter from his possession. The security forces also destroyed his hideout.

On a specific input, police, 30 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and 92 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in a joint operation arrested him.