SRINAGAR: Security forces on Wednesday busted an old militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the Nagda Nar forest area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
An official said that based on specific information, Handwara Police along with 21 Rashtriya Rifles and 92 Bn CRPF launched a joint search operation in NagdaNar forest.
During search, he said, the joint party detected and destroyed an old hideout and recovered 1 AK-47 rifle, 3 grenades, 857 AK rounds, 192 PIKA rounds, 8 AK magazines, 1 silencer, 83 pistol rounds and other incriminating material.
In this connection, a case FIR No. 232/2026 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Handwara and investigation has been taken up, he said.(GNS)
