Srinagar, July 7: In a major breakthrough for security forces, a large number of explosive materials have been seized from the house of Bilal Ahmad Ganaif in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A joint team of Jammu and Kashmir police, Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered detonator, connecting wires among other paraphernalia in the search operation. The joint team after receiving a tip-off about the presence of three terrorists carried out the operation. The forces have also detained the owner of the house.
According to a report published in Kashmir Reader, searches were also carried at village Naina Batapora. In which A Chinese pistol, seven live rounds 9 mm, 1 magazine and 1 7.62 mm round was recovered from the possession of one Sabzar Ahmad Mir resident of Khellan.
Two persons were also reportedly arrested by the police along with some ammunition from Pulwama. A joint team of 3 RR and Special Operations Group (SOG) of police raided two houses in the district. The police have started an investigation in both the cases.
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