Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 5: Police have recovered a cache of ammunition dating back to the 1965 Indo-Pak war from village Trota in Jourian area of Akhnoor tehsil along the Line of Control (LoC).
Police dug out over 1,300 rounds of ammunition, which included 564 rounds of SLR and 813 rounds of carbine, besides a hand grenade, in the presence of Army from village Trota after getting an information from the local people, police sources said.
The ammunition and explosive device were in two boxes and were in unusable condition, they said, adding that the local residents informed the police about the cache.
During 1965 Indo-Pak war, there was a bunker in the area which had collapsed and the ammunition got dumped. It resurfaced during the recent rain and flashfloods, sources said.
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