Srinagar, June 23: In a major breakthrough, security forces have busted a communication network of militants in Jammu and Kashmir by seizing an advanced US-made equipment here, a defence spokesman said today. The equipment, used by militant groups for communicating outside the country as well as other districts of J&K, was seized by the troops of 24 Rashtriya Rifles in a joint operation with Special Operations Group of local police at Nagin area of Srinagar last night, he said.
The spokesman said the communication network, set up behind a false wall in a house, was located following a tip-off by a civilian. Referring to the features of the US-made equipment, he said such an advance communication system was not available commercially.
The equipment has frequency range of 3-30 mhz and uses an inscription system for coding and decoding messages, the spokesman said. It has a range of 250 kilometres and can operate from a vehicle or a fixed station, he said.
Besides the communication system, an AK-56 rifle with three magazines and 100 rounds, one under-barrel grenade launcher, three cells and small radio sets were also found in the house, the spokesman added. Bureau Report