Arms cache recovered from militant hideout in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir

JAMMU: Security forces have busted a militant hideout and recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Acting on a specific information, a joint operation was launched by Rashtriya Rifles and Police in the general area of Rajada forest last evening in which a militant hideout was busted, a defence spokesman said today.

The recoveries from the hideout, include one AK-56 rifle with a magazine and 550 rounds, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), two UBGL grenades, one pistol with three magazines, six grenades, five grenade fuse, 63 rounds of 9mm and one transistor, he said.

Such recovery of arms, ammunition and other war-like stores have thwarted the nefarious designs of terrorists, the spokesman said.