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SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Security forces on Friday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition including five AK rifles close to the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, Srinagar based defence spokesman said on Friday.
The recoveries were made by a joint team of Army, Border Security Force and Police during a search operation that is still underway in Machil sector of the frontier district.
Defence spokesman Lt Col M K Sahu said that based on concrete intelligence inputs by agencies on attempts by terrorists to induct war like stores into Kashmir Valley from across the LoC, a joint operation was launched from August 15 to 18 in Machil.
“During the search operations, huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered at around 1100 hours today which include five AK Series Rifles, eight AK Magazines, seven 9mm Pistols, fifteen 9mm Pistol Magazines, four Hand Grenades, 7.62 mm AK Rounds, 7.62 mm AP Rounds and 9 mm Rounds and other incriminating material,” the spokesman said.
Lt Col M K Sahu said extensive search of the area is being carried out.
The spokesman said the recovery of such a large cache of arms and ammunition is a huge setback to the nefarious designs of terrorist organisations to disrupt peace and tranquility in Kashmir Valley.
“Security Forces in complete synergy are always combat ready and are committed to keep the Valley safe and secure,” he added.
Meanwhile, a BSF spokesman said the input about cache of arms and ammunition was generated by the Force following which a joint operation was launched in Machil.
Following the recovery of arms and ammunition, Inspector General BSF, Kashmir, Ashok Yadav said that the successful operation is the result of strong operational synergy between forces on the LoC.
“The successful operation has once again thwarted attempts by various terrorist organizations to disrupt peace and tranquility in the Kashmir valley,” he said.
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