Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition, including a Chinese pistol, two pistol magazines, 12 pistol rounds and 32 AK-47 rounds have been recovered from their possession.
The minister said 62 security personnel were killed and 106 injured in the terrorist violence, including encounters during the infiltration, during 2020, while 42 security personnel were killed and 117 were injured in 2021 in such incidents.
On locals joining terrorist outfits, the official said there has been a constant message to anyone and everyone that those having any evil design "against our country" should shun such ambitions as all those who either pick up a weapon or harbour ill intentions against the sovereignty of the nation "will be dealt with iron hand".
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