Kupwara: Security Forces Bust Terror Hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Lashtiyal Village

Kupwara, February 20: The Special Operations Group in Kupwara, busted a terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Lashtiyal village.

On Monday night, based on specific information, army's 41 Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 98 Bn collectively, seized large cache of arms and ammunition from the village's forest area under the jurisdiction of Kupwara Police Station.

#JammuAndKashmir: Hideout of terrorists busted & large cache of arms & ammunition recovered from forest area under jurisdiction of Kupwara Police Station in a joint op by Special Operations Group Kupwara, 41 RR & CRPF 98 Battalion last night. Case registered, probe underway. pic.twitter.com/qKBcBsIhCt

— ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2018

The recovered material includes 2 kgs of the Improvised explosive device (IED), three UBGL shells, 15 rounds of pistol, 335 rounds of AK and seven detonators.

A case has been registered under the Indian Arms Act at PS Kupwara. An investigation is in progress.