Srinagar, Oct. 24 -- Police in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday claimed to have busted a clandestine module of the banned Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen, allegedly run on the instructions of a Pakistan-based handler, and arrested six people, including four women.
Police said the module spread separatist ideology and propaganda, with women allegedly a key target.
Police also point to suspected prison-based coordination, covert meetings and financial transactions, which they are probing as possible funding links.
Of the six accused arrested, two are from Handwara in Kupwara district, while the remaining four are from Bandipora district.
Those arrested were identified as Waheed Ahmad Bhat of Kachloo Qazipora, Handwara, described b...