Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a terrorist module in Srinagar. Police have arrested four people, including two active militants. The police came across the movement of some suspicious individuals in Barzulla area during an investigation into the killing of a property dealer in Safakadal area of Srinagar, a police spokesman said.

Based on further analysis and credible human intelligence, police detected suspicious movement of militants in Bhagat Barzulla area. Subsequently, police alongwith CRPF apprehended two militants.

Both of them were nabbed by mobile search parties at Barzulla. The arrested militants were identified as Suhail Qadir Khanday and Suhail Mushtaq Waza, both residents of Pulwama district.

The duo were affiliated to offshoots of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror groups.

During the search, two pistols along with two pistol magazines and 30 pistol bullets were recovered on the spot. On further questioning of militants, arms and ammunition including two pistols, six magazines, 69 rounds, two pistol silencers have been recovered from their hideout in Srinagar City. So far, four pistols, eight pistol magazines, 99 live rounds, and two pistol silencers have been recovered in the case.

Those arrested revealed the names of their two associates -- Basit Bilal Makaya and Naikoo Imad Nasar -- who were operating with them as overground workers (OGWs). The two OGWs were also taken into custody.

The arrested terrorists also revealed that they were working on directions of one Asif Maqbool Dar, based in Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan-based Sajad Gul.

"Both the handlers from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were providing weapons and money through a network of OGWs being identified. This module has also done recce of security installations like NIA office, Delhi Police Headquarters etc and shared the same with handlers in Pakistan," the spokesman said.

He said according to the investigation, the targets in Srinagar for killings were also selected and conveyed to them by Dar and Gul.