Srinagar, May 17 -- The police on Friday arrested three terrorist associates of proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Budgam district and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession, officials said. The police recovered a pistol and hand grenade.

Police said the operation was part of the ongoing efforts to dismantle terror networks across Kashmir. In the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam attack, police have arrested dozens of persons and raided houses of terror associates.

At least 26 people, 25 tourists and a local, were killed in the terror attack at the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam.

Police identified the arrested terrorist associates as Muzamil Ahmad and Ishfaq Pandit, both residents of Aglar Pattan, and Muneer A...