Press Trust of India Posted online: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 at 1458 hours IST
Jammu, November 9: Three persons, including two Pakistani nationals, have been apprehended and a huge amount of RDX recovered in separate incidents from Samba, Bhaderwah and Budhal areas of Jammu division during the last 24 hours, official sources said in Jammu on Tuesday.
Two Pakistani nationals, identified as 20-year-old Abdul Sattar and 62-year-old Alah Datta, were apprehended by border security force troops near the border outpost of Mazra in Samba sector of Jammu division on Monday, the sources said.
They are believed to have crossed inadvertently from across the international border (IB), the sources said adding they were being interrogated.
In another incident, Rashtriya Rifle troops apprehended one over ground worker (OGW), Mohammad Sharief Bhat, in Bhaderwah town of Doda district.
After preliminary questioning, the OGW was handed over to police at Bhaderwah by the security forces for further investigations.
Security forces also busted a hideout in Bagla area of Budhal Tehsil in Rajouri district and recovered from it three kg of RDX, some medicines and rations, the sources said.