JAMMU: Security forces today busted a militant hideout and seized a large cache of arms and ammunition in the border district of Poonch.
Acting on a specific information, a joint team of 39 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Police launched a search operation in the Khanetar area of Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district and busted a militant hideout, official sources said.
The seized cache of arms and ammunition from the hideout include one pistol with a magazine and 61 rounds, one AK magazine, 105 AK rounds, one radio set, four Chinese grenades, one radio set, one Pathani suit and one blanket, they said.
After effecting the recoveries, Army and police conducted searches in the area. However, no arrests were made from the spot.
Police have registered a case in the recoveries for further investigations.
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