NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (KUNA) — As many as 12 insurgents of Pakiastan-based Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) Sunday surrendered in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, in what is being described as a major counter-insurgency success.
The top HM rebels, active in Gool, Mahore, Gulbargh, Reasi, Ramban, Doda and Budgam areas of Kashmir valley, surrendered before Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Gulam Nabi Azad in Ramban district today, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
The surrendered included top HM insurgents Manzoor Ahmad, Mumtaz Ali, and Abdul Qayoom who were active for more than 10 years, a Jammu and Kashmir police spokesman told reporters. “With these surrenders, the HM has suffered a severe set back in Kashmir,” the spokesman added.
The arms surrendered by the insurgents include eight AK-56 rifles, two SLRs, 22 AK magazines, two SLR magazines, 660 rounds of AK ammunition, 44 rounds of SLR ammunition, six grenades, two RC Improvised Explosive Devices, and two wireless sets.