Nearly 50,000 weapons seized in J&K in 23 yrs of militancy

[sudhir007]

Nearly 50,000 weapons seized in J&K in 23 yrs of militancy | idrw.org

Twenty-three years of insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir have seen security forces recover nearly 50,000 weapons, including 30,859 AK assault rifles, according to a recent report on militancy compiled by the state Home Ministry.

The list of 49,627 weapons recovered till November-end also includes 11,576 pistols and revolvers along with 1,028 universal machine guns, 80 carbines, 2,264 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 221 light machine guns/self-loading rifles, 306 .303 rifles, 394 sniper rifles, 69 general purpose machine guns and 2,830 rocket boosters.

The AK rifles recovered include those of the 47, 56, 74 series. While 160 AK assault rifles were were recovered this year as compared to 177 pieces in 2011, the highest number seized was 3,504 rifles, in 1992.

Similarly, 181 pistols were recovered in 2012 as against 162 in 2011 with the highest cache of 1,052 seized in 1996.

 

[nair]

What do the do with all those weapons?

 

[IndoUS]

What do the do with all those weapons?

Most of the guns ar usually junk they are not maintained just look at some of the pictures of the guns that the army seizes from the terrorists they are usually rusty.

 

[Contrarian]

Donate the working ones to Afghanistan
They will know exactly where to use it.

 

[nair]

Most of the guns ar usually junk they are not maintained just look at some of the pictures of the guns that the army seizes from the terrorists they are usually rusty.

Remember somebody told me once... These weapons are destroyed using a road roller.... Heard it long back... wondering what they do now???

Donate the working ones to Afghanistan
They will know exactly where to use it.

Was expecting this answer.... the doubt was who gonna say it

 

[jaiind]

What do the do with all those weapons?

we will form a new young battalion and train them with these weapons.........

 

[Sergi]

Most of the guns ar usually junk they are not maintained just look at some of the pictures of the guns that the army seizes from the terrorists they are usually rusty.

No these weapons are generally Russian designs made locally. They might now be world class but effective.

These weapons are used. @COLDHEARTED AVIATOR can tell more details about their use. He once mentioned it in SF sticky thread

 

[arp2041]

This maybe the largest FREE procurement by IA in history & guess who was the SUPPLIER nation

 

[Sergi]

This maybe the largest FREE procurement by IA in history & guess who was the SUPPLIER nation

I will like to suggest a correction. Use "is" instead of "was" game is still on

 

[kaykay]

Good Job Indian Army..!!!!! anyway those rusty junk weapons are useless for Army to be used.

 

[KRAIT]

This maybe the largest FREE procurement by IA in history & guess who was the SUPPLIER nation

Yup. We are indeed helped by our enemies.

Wouldn't it be ironic that if these weapons falls into hands of BLA....Oops, sorry we dropped it.

 

[Skull and Bones]

They really do have a big heart.

 

[nair]

This maybe the largest FREE procurement by IA in history & guess who was the SUPPLIER nation

What would be the feeling of the financier of these weapons???? Must be heart broken!!!!!!

 

[Abingdonboy]

The working ones would do nicely in the hands of RAW/SG as the weapons would be completely untraceable.

 

[Markus]

During its days, the Special Operations Group of J&K Police used to use the seized weapons.

They used the terrorist weapons to eliminate the terrorists.