Poonch:The Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police along with an outfit of Army busted a hideout of militants and recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives in
Poonch District on Thursday. Following a tip-off, they carried out a joint search operation
in Kasblari village of Mendher Poonch. The recovered cache of arms and ammunition
included 231 rounds of AK ammunition, two AK magazines, 48 pika rounds, three
RPG rounds, 2.5 kilograms of explosive powder used in Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) and 12 bundles of IED wire. "With the help of the paramilitary forces, the
J&K Police has formed small groups, which are deployed to scan the forests for
hideouts and bust them," said Manmohan Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police,
Poonch Range.
