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Two J&K cops arrested for aiding militants

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SRINAGAR: Two Jammu and Kashmir policemen were arrested on Wednesday for supplying bullets to militants in Shopian district.

Police constables Shabir Ahmad Malik and Nazir Ahmad were arrested after an over-ground worker of militants, Adil Ahmad, identified them. 

A checking party of the security forces arrested Ahmad in Shopian town. Twenty bullets of AK-47 rifle were recovered from him, police sources said.

On interrogation, the arrested militant revealed that he had received the bullets through a friend from police constable Malik. 

Malik in his turn, during interrogation, confirmed that constable Nazir Ahmad had given the bullets to him to be passed on to the militant.

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