: Rare example of bravery: unarmed people nab two heavily-armed militants in Mahore #IndiaNEWS #Todays story This shows end of terrorism is not far away: Sinha LG announces Rs 5 lakh cash reward, DGP

Rare example of bravery: unarmed people nab two heavily-armed militants in Mahore #IndiaNEWS #Todays story
This shows end of terrorism is not far away: Sinha
LG announces Rs 5 lakh cash reward, DGP Rs 2 lakh
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Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, July 3: In a rare incident of its kind in over three decades long militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, the unarmed people displayed extraordinary courage in a dhok in Mahore tehsil of Reasi district and captured two heavily-armed and most wanted militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit inviting strong praise from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha who declared that with such determination by common man the end of terrorism is not far away.
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Sinha announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh while Director General of Police (DGP) announced Rs 2 lakh reward for the villagers.
The LeT militants captured by the villagers have been identified as Faizal Ahmad Dar son of Bashir Ahmad Dar, a resident of South Kashmirs Pulwama district who was a categorized militant and Talib Hussain Shah son of Haider Shah, a resident of Rajouri, who was involved in four blasts at Koteranka-Budhal and was carrying a reward of Rs two lakh on his head.
Talib had earlier worked with a news channel and headed IT cell of Minority Wing of a political party.
The bold and courageous action by the villagers which drew applause everywhere took place at Tukson dhok in Mahore tehsil of Reasi district in wee hours of this morning when the militants approached a house for food. The family turned suspicious and acting cautiously made the militants sit inside their house. The house owner rang up his brother after getting out and some neighbours.
The people acting cautiously gave no chance to the heavily-armed militants to open firing and overpowered them. They tied the militants with a rope after snatching their weapons.
In the meantime, they informed local police.
Police teams from Mahore police station immediately reached the village and took the militants into custody.
The militants were carrying with them two AK rifles, seven grenades, a pistol and huge quantity of ammunition which had been snatched by the villagers and kept in a separate room. Police have taken arms, ammunition and explosives into its possession.
Soon after the news spread that two hardcore militants have been captured by police along with weaponry, there was all-round praise for the villagers.
Saluting the bravery of villagers of Tukson Dhok, Reasi for apprehending two most-wanted terrorists, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha remarked: Such determination by common man shows end of terrorism is not far away.
Sinha announced Rs 5 lakh reward to the villagers for gallant act against terrorists and terrorism.
Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh also lauded bravery of the people of Tukson Dhok and announced Rs 2 lakh reward for the villagers.