Jammu, Mar 27: Security forces recovered 100 kgs of RDX and other explosives from a village in Banihal area of Jammu and Kashmir which militants had planned to use for disrupting movement of traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, defence sources said here today. They said that jawans of Rashtriya Rifle troops located in Banihal, on specific information provided by villagers, busted a hideout at Zoban Top on March 25.
The jawans dug the area on Monday night and continued the process till yesterday, recovering from the hideout 100 kgs of RDX, 50 litres of liquid explosive and different types of grenades and detonators.
The explosives were meant for blowing up bridges and culverts along the highway, the sources added.
The militants had probably stored these explosives in the area for targetting important bridges and other link roads along the highway, the sources said.

Meanwhile, a security force Jawan B.Dass and a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member were injured in an encounter between militants and security forces in Reasi area of Udhampur district last evening, the sources said.
Bureau Report