Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 29: Army and police today recovered a consignment of arms, ammunition and explosive devices from Mahore area in Reasi district. A hideout of the militants was destroyed in the operation.
Reports said a joint team of Rashtriya Rifles and police launched a joint search operation in Mahore forests this morning after developing specific inputs that a consignment of arms and explosive material had been dumped in a hideout in the forest area.
After two hours long search operations, troops identified the hideout and destroyed it. Recoveries made from the hideout included one AK rifle with one magazine and 128 rounds, five fires cases of AK, one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) with 2.5 kg explosive material, one IED circuit and one Chinese hand grenade.
Army and police conducted searches in the area but no arrests were made, reports said.
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