Overview

• Police said three local suspects — Riyaz Ahmad, Tariq Sheikh and Mohammad Shafi — were arrested as part of an investigation that began in late August.
• Three additional rifles were recovered on September 14 near the barbed‑wire fence in the Sawjian area, raising the total haul to seven AKs with large quantities of ammunition.
• Initial seizures included two rifles in Azamabad on August 30 followed by two more from a rented accommodation in Mandi Jallian after sustained questioning, according to officials.
• Jammu zone IGP Bhim Sen Tuti credited the “relentless investigation,” while police asserted the action thwarted a Hizbul Mujahideen effort to revive activity in Poonch with plans reported to extend into Rajouri.
• Police sources cited cross‑LoC facilitation by a handler operating from Muzaffarabad and described arms drops near the fence, while some reports identified the arrested men as Army porters, a detail under probe.