Srinagar : Security forces busted a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including three AK-47 rifles and 16 grenades, in the border town of Gurez in the north Kashmir district of Bandipora, official sources said on Wednesday.
They said following specific information about a militant hideout, a joint search operation was launched by Special Operations Group (SOG) of J&K police and Army in the forest area of Tarbal in Gurez, which is surrounded by Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) from three sides.
During the operation, security forces unearthed a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition — including three AK-47 rifles, 12 AK rifle magazines, over 350 rounds, 16 grenades, two pistols and four pistol magazines.
However, they said no arrests have been made so far.
UNI
