Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 6: A day after security forces killed a militant in Shopian forest area in South Kashmir, militants’ plan to settle in forests during winter was foiled today as huge quantity of supplies of militants were recovered from their hideout.
Army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Shopian Police today busted a militant hideout in Dubjan forests in Shopian district of South Kashmir and recovered huge quantity of winter supplies which they had stored there.
The supplies recovered include 7 gas cylinders, 20 blankets , 30 jackets, 50 kg potatoes, 50 kg onion, 15 kg dry fruit, 200 kg rice, 200 kg Atta, 10 liters juice, 5 pair shoes, 20 pieces Vicks Vaporub, 6 canes of 15 liters refined oil, 20 mattresses and other administrative items.
Sources said that the militants were planning to settle inside forest hideouts during winter and a group of Hizbul Muajhideen militants were storing supplies there.
Yesterday security forces killed a Hizbul Mujahideen militant in a gun battle while four others escaped taking the cover of dense bushes in Shopian forest area of South Kashmir.
These militants were in a forest hideout and were planning to settle there in winter. They were making winter preparations but the security forces foiled their plans.
In the meantime, police and Army cordoned off Panaer forest area of Tral after gun shots were heard this evening.
Earlier, in the day security forces had cordoned off the forest area after they received information about presence of militants there. However, the operation was called off after no militants were found there.
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