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Huge arms haul in J&K
In the first major arms haul in Jammu and Kashmir since the Centre`s Ramzan ceasefire, police seized a large quantity of deadly weapons, including an 82-mm multi-purpose RCL gun capable of shooting down aircraft, in Anantnag district.
In the first major arms haul in Jammu and Kashmir since the Centre's Ramzan ceasefire, police seized a large quantity of deadly weapons, including an 82-mm multi-purpose RCL gun capable of shooting down aircraft, in Anantnag district.
The seizure followed interrogation of four Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, arrested recently by Maharashtra police and handed over to the state police, IGP, Kashmir, A K Bhan told reporters in Srinagar.
Besides the RCL gun, the seizure included seven busters, a telescope, a pika gun with 752 rounds, a Chinese pistol with magazine, a search device (one set), 20 RPG shells, five two-inch motor shells, 15 RPG premiers, four rifle grenades and 750 rounds of ammunition, Bhan said.
The 82 mm multi-purpose gun with a range of five kms was capable of downing aircraft and destroying oil depots and arms and ammunition dumps, the IGP said.
Bureau Report