Jammu: A militant hideout was busted and a
huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered by security
forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Tuesday.
On specific information, Rashtriya Rifles troops and
police launched a search operation in Makla Nallah area of
Kishtwar district today and busted the hideout, an Army
spokesman said here.
During the operation, security forces recovered a 12 bore
rifle, a .303 rifle, 2 Chinese pistols with magazines, 4 RPGs,
3 UBGL grenades, 4 hand grenades, 6 hand held radio sets, 3
SLR magazine, 6 AK magazine and 43 rounds of AK rifle, he
said.
In a similar operation yesterday, security forces busted
another militant hideout and recovered an arms cache in Ramban
district.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 13:46