Police today arrested five persons including a student in a joint operation by Awantipora and Kupwara police.They when were trying to infiltrate through LOC to join Al-Badr terrorist outfit. Superintendent of Police, Mohammad Zahid in a press conference said that, Awantipora police with the help Kupwara police arrested five persons including a student at Kupwara and questioned them about their motive of joining this outfit. Police has counseled all the accused and during the day released one student and handed him over to parents. However, Other are being counselled in Awantipora and Kupwara police stations.