During the interrogation, the militants confessed their involvement in the crime, he added.
There is no room for Pakistan or any other foreign country to interfere in Kashmir, Rahul said.
'Just this week, the Indians killed a Kashmiri terrorist, who is a member of Hizbul Mujahideen.' 'This is a nasty terrorist organisation, and did Pakistan welcome this killing?' 'No, in fact, they denounced it and referred to him as a Kashmiri separatist.' 'These Kashmiri terrorist groups have been aided by the Pakistani State.'
Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday claimed to have unearthed a module of Hizbul Mujahideen involved in the manufacture of car bombs, with the arrest of four militants belonging to the outfit.
During interrorgation, it was revealed that the 4 terrorists owed allegiance to the Hizbul Mujahideen.
The teenager was injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in Harwan on Friday.
Schools in the Valley will reopen next week, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam said.
In its response to a Right to Information Act application, the Ordnance Factory Board cited sections 8(1)(a) which exempts from disclosure information related to security and strategic matters and section 8(1)(d) which exempts information related to commercial confidence.
J&K: 2 ultras, jawan killed in encounter
Samiullah Sheikh (21) and Ali Mohammed Sheikh (32) were carrying 2 kg of IEDs, Joint Commissioner of Police Karnal Singh said.
India on Friday asked Pakistan to deport Dawood as well as Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin.
The minister said the terrorist groups created by Pakistan is not only harming India, but also hurting its neighbours.
Police suspect that Khurshid was an important functionary in the Lashkar-e-Tayiba set up.
More than 200 persons were injured in clashes between protestors and security forces in the Valley on Sunday.
He had allegedly given a cheque for Rs 9.5 lakh to the Islamic Front activists and it was recovered from them during their arrest, they said.
Curfew continued in parts of Srinagar on Saturday in view of the separatists' call for occupying Lal Chowk and Airport Road here while curfew-like restrictions remained in force in rest of Kashmir even as normal life remained paralysed for the 57th day.
With this death, the toll in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir has gone up to 69.
At least 25 persons were injured in clashes between protestors and security forces in Kashmir on Saturday.
The ultra showered bullets on Reyaz Ahmad Shosha, who was under treatment at the hospital after sustaining injuries in a militant attack at Sopore on May 19.
Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, arrested in 2013 by Delhi police on charges of being a terrorist of banned outfit Hizbul Mujahideen and planning attacks in New Delhi, has sought his discharge before a Delhi court, saying no evidence has been found against him by the NIA.
The Corps commander said Pakistan and its army were desperate to disrupt peace in Kashmir Valley.
The induction of the youth of J&K in the army comes at a time when the state has been making headlines for incidents of stone-pelting by some youngsters in the valley.
An army official said they were collecting details about the incident and will soon issue a statement.
'The last time it tried to push India towards a solution was at Kargil in 1999, when Pakistan's survival itself came into question and an elected prime minister had to beg the US to stop India from inflicting another defeat on the country.'
A massive operation has been launched to track down the attackers, who fled the spot.
Two kg of RDX, a timer device, a detonator and a pistol have been seized from Meharajuddin.
Restrictions on assembly of four or more people were in force in rest of the Valley as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order.
Of the 18 terrorists killed, 14 belonged to JeM including its "six main commanders", the Lt. Gen., flanked by IGP Kashmir S P Pani and IG CRPF Zulfiqar Hassan, said.
5 ultras killed, 4 arrested, 60 kg explosives seized in J&K
The US has sought their immediate extradition.
The encounter occurred in the jungles of the east Watlab area in Baramulla district of north Kashmir.
The incoming facility on prepaid connections has also been restored, but the outgoing calls are barred.
Mobile services were partially restored in the Valley which has been rocked by violence since July 8.
EAM Sushma Swaraj said that terror and talks cannot go together.
The Mumbai-born gangster's nationality is listed as "Indian", with a recorded Indian passport which was subsequently revoked by the government of India and then goes on to list a string of Indian and Pakistani passports acquired by him and misused.
