Army busts 2 militant hideouts in Tangdhar sector of J&K

Army today busted two militant hideouts near the Line of Control in Tangdhar sector in Kupwara district, seizing a cache of arms and ammunition.

"Based on a specific input, a search operation was launched in forest area of Gaggadhari Bahik in Tangdhar sector leading to recovery of a huge cache of arms, ammunition and war like stores," a defence spokesman said here.

The first hideout yielded six Pistols, 12 pistol magazines, three Chinese grenades and one compass, he said.

The spokesman said one AK 47 rifle, two AK-47 rifle magazines, 1590 rounds, one Pikka Rifle, two RPGs, one Disposable Rocket Launcher and one UBGL grenade were seized from the second hideout.