Indian Army busted terror hideout in Jammu and Kashmir, arms and ammunition recovered

[Hindustani78]

The recovered material includes two kilogram of the improvised explosive device, three UBGL shells, 15 rounds of pistol, 335 rounds of AK and seven detonators.
india Updated: Feb 20, 2018 11:27 IST
Asian News International, Kupwara

Army’s 41 Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police Force 98 Bn seized a large cache of arms and ammunition from Lashtiyal village’s forest area in Jammu and Kashmir. (ANI Photo/Twitter)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...n-recovered/story-jsw3AJnqCaq5TJkQtf5NsN.html

The Special Operations Group (SOG) in Kupwara busted a terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Lashtiyal village on Monday night.

Based on specific information, army’s 41 Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 98 battalion seized large cache of arms and ammunition from the village’s forest area under the jurisdiction of Kupwara Police Station.

The recovered material includes two kilogram of the Improvised Explosive Device (IED), three UBGL shells, 15 rounds of pistol, 335 rounds of AK and seven detonators.

A case has been registered under the Indian Arms Act at Kupwara police station. An investigation is in progress.

 

[Ajaxpaul]

Good job RR

 

[Dash]

Any idea if they were stolen ones or just gifts?

 

[Hindustani78]

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/terrorist-hideout-in-jks-kishtwar-district-busted-5073121/
By: Express News Service | Jammu | Published: February 21, 2018 7:47 pm
Army troops and state police in a joint operation on Wednesday smashed a terrorist hideout in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir and seized huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives from the site. Pointing out that the joint operation was launched by a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion and local police in Kesna forest area on a specific information, sources said that the seizures included two AK 56 rifles, three 9 mm pistols, one country made pistol, 15 magazines of AK 56 rifle, 98 rounds of Pika gun, two rounds of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG), two binoculars, 12 detonators and two radio sets.

It was an old hideout which was used by terrorists during peak militancy in the area for sustenance, sources added. The security forces are continuing with their persistent operations to keep Kishtwar district safe and sanitized from terrorists as well as their support infrastructure, an official release said, adding that seizure of war like stores have dealt a severe blow to nefarious designs of terrorists to revive militancy in the area.

 

[Hindustani78]