Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said it busted a LeT militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in the Rakh Momin area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
In a statement, a spokesperson said on the intervening night of 12 and 13th of March on the basis of a specific input developed over a period of time by Anantnag Police, a joint CASO along with army’s 1RR was launched in the 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.
It reads the recovery includes IED’s (05 No’s) PTD’s 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).
“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)