Arms, explosives seized in Ramban forests

Excelsior Correspondent

Arms, ammunition and explosives seized by Army and police at forests in Ramban district on Monday.
Arms, ammunition and explosives seized by Army and police at forests in Ramban district on Monday.

JAMMU, Oct 20: Army and police today busted a hideout of the militants in dense forests of Abbalkot in Nachlana area of Ramban district and recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosive material.
Official sources said troops of Dharmund based Delta Force and Ramban police busted the hideout after more than two days of search operations in Abbalkot forests.
Recoveries made from the hideout included one AK-47 rifles with three magazines, one .303 rifle, one 12 bore rifle, one pistol with one magazine, 119 rounds of AK-47, two Chinese hand grenades, four UBGL grenades, two RPG boosters, one Samsung binocular, one radio set, one Kchibo transistor and 20 batteries of 1.5 volts.
After effecting recoveries, Army and police conducted searches in the forests and adjacent villages but no arrests were made from the area.
“A terror plot of the militants has been foiled with the recoveries,” sources said.

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