The arms cache was unearthed during a joint operation by the Army and police in the Satharban forest following reports of suspicious movement in the area, they said.
An AK-47 rifle, a magazine, 30 rounds of ammunition, six hand grenades and some medical supplies were recovered from the spot. No one was arrested during the operation, officials said.
In another development, a search operation was underway in the higher reaches of Majalta and Billawar, spanning Udhampur and Kathua districts, following reports of suspicious movement, officials said.
The joint operation, involving Army personnel, including para commandos, and police, has been underway since Monday evening in the forest areas of Soan, Khuban, Chore and Nagan in Udhampur’s Majalta area, as well as Sadrouta, Bhed and Balore in Kathua district, they said.
No contact had been established with the suspects so far, officials added.
Separately, Army troops detected 2 rusted landmines near the border fence in the Basoni area of Poonch’s Mendhar sector on Tuesday morning.
The landmines were spotted during ongoing track construction and were subsequently destroyed by Army experts in a controlled explosion, officials said.
More than a dozen landmines have been detected and defused by the Army in the area over the past week.
Jammu: A suspected terrorist hideout inside a natural cave in the Surankote area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district was busted on Tuesday, leading to the recovery of an automatic rifle, 6 hand grenades and ammunition, officials said.
The arms cache was unearthed during a joint operation by the Army and police in the Satharban forest following reports of suspicious movement in the area, they said.
An AK-47 rifle, a magazine, 30 rounds of ammunition, six hand grenades and some medical supplies were recovered from the spot. No one was arrested during the operation, officials said.
In another development, a search operation was underway in the higher reaches of Majalta and Billawar, spanning Udhampur and Kathua districts, following reports of suspicious movement, officials said.
The joint operation, involving Army personnel, including para commandos, and police, has been underway since Monday evening in the forest areas of Soan, Khuban, Chore and Nagan in Udhampur’s Majalta area, as well as Sadrouta, Bhed and Balore in Kathua district, they said.
No contact had been established with the suspects so far, officials added.
Separately, Army troops detected 2 rusted landmines near the border fence in the Basoni area of Poonch’s Mendhar sector on Tuesday morning.
The landmines were spotted during ongoing track construction and were subsequently destroyed by Army experts in a controlled explosion, officials said.
More than a dozen landmines have been detected and defused by the Army in the area over the past week.
