Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir's police said that a 'huge' cache of arms and ammunition was recovered in the Rakh Momin area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district after Anantnag Police and Indian army’s 1RR launched a CASO (Cordon and search operation) on intelligence inputs during the intervening night of Sunday-Monday.
As per police, IEDs (05 No's) PTDs programmed timer devices and RCIEDs, Detonators (06 No's), Pistols (03 No's), Pistol Magazines (05 No's), Ammunition (09mm rounds = 124 No's), Remote controls (04 No's) and Batteries (13 No's) have been recovered.
In a statement; a spokesperson said on the intervening night of the 12th and 13th of March based on a specific input, Anantnag Police, a joint CASO along with the army's 1RR was launched in Rakh Momin Dangi area Bijbehara.
The statement reads search in the area led to the busting of a LET hideout and the subsequent recovery of a huge cache of arms, ammunition, and other war-like stores.
"In this regard, Case FIR No. 58/2023 stands registered in PS Bijbehara under relevant sections of law and investigation set into motion," it reads.
(KNO)