Kupwara: Security forces on Wednesday busted an old hideout and recovered arms and ammunition from it in Lolab area of Kupwara.
A defense spokesperson said that a specific input from a reliable source regarding the presence of some arms and ammunition in the general area of Kangur Nala, Tekipora, an old hideout, was received by the RR Sector stationed at Charkut, Lolab on the morning of 06 June. I went. in a position.
28 RR posted at Lolab immediately launched a search operation in the said area, he said, adding that despite a thorough search on 06 June, the search yielded no results.
However, the spokesman said the source was quite confident about the location and presence of arms and ammunition. “Therefore, additional columns of RR under CO and Special Forces were inducted in the early hours of 07 Jun. The area was again searched from the top astride Kangur Nala. Intensive search and persistence resulted in the busting of a hideout near Kangur Nala,” the statement said.
It said that the arms and ammunition including one UBGL Russian made, one UBGL grenade, six Chinese grenade type 1, two Chinese hand grenades, two AK 47 magazines AK 47, 60 AK 47 rounds of 7.62 mm, one bino and one pouch- Ammunition was recovered. whereabouts.
“The items have been deposited by the RR battalion with the police as per norms. The successful recovery has certainly averted the suspected adventurism by the terrorists/OGWs and their nefarious attempts to disturb peace in the area.
It states that legal action has been initiated for the recovery of arms and ammunition by the police-
