Arms cache recovered from militant hideout in Kashmir

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : May 09 2015 | 3:42 PM IST
Security forces have busted a militant hideout and recovered arms and ammunition in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Based on specific inputs, a joint operation was carried out by Rashtriya Rifles (RR) battalion and the police in Kakora forest in Rajouri district last evening," Defence spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Manish Mehta told PTI.
After prolonged search of the area an old hideout was discovered, leading to recovery of cache consisting of one AK-47 rifle, 212 AK rounds, eight AK magazines, 223 pika rounds, one GPS, three binoculars, four radio sets, one Thuraya set and other war-like stores, he said.
This was a major recovery made by security forces in the area, he added.
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First Published: May 09 2015 | 3:42 PM IST

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