Jammu: Security forces recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from a militant hideout in J&K’s Reasi district.
A defense statement said, “Army and J&K police in their ongoing tempo of operations against Pakistan sponsored terrorism today evening recovered a big cache of weapons and stores in the hinterlands of Reasi district of Jammu region. The input was received from a reliable source regarding suspicious activity in the remote dense jungle of Rusuwali in the Saldhar area in the Reasi district. Warlike stores of arms and ammunition were recovered during the operation.
“These warlike stores were in a well concealed hideout in remote uninhabited forests of Rusuwali in the south of Pir Panjal Ranges. This joint operation carried out by the Indian Army and J&K Police enabled by local intelligence units led to the unearthing of a huge cache of weapons.”
The cache of weapons recovered by the army includes one AK 47 rifle, one RPG launcher, 16 Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGL), four Chinese grenades, and two radio sets.
“This successful operation has defeated yet another attempt by Pakistan-based terrorists to destabilize the established peace process in the Jammu region. This has been possible with the encouraging and wholehearted contribution of the people of the Jammu region who have embraced peace and development.
