Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 27 (ANI): A cross-border terror module involved in the smuggling of arms and ammunition has been busted with the arrest of five terror associates in the Karnah area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district, a top police official said on Saturday.

Yougal Manhas, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kupwara, told ANI, "Kupwara Police busted a cross-border terror module involved in the smuggling of arms and ammunition and arrested 5 terror associates in Karnah besides recovering arms and ammunition."

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"The case is being investigated expeditiously in a comprehensive manner to further unearth the conspiracy regarding the smuggling of arms and ammunition and proscribed material or contraband...," SSP Manhas added.

Further investigations are underway, the official added.

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More details are awaited (ANI)

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