Seven AK rifles, magazines, IEDs, explosives recovered

Jammu, Feb 15 (UNI) Security forces have busted four militant hideouts and recovered a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives, including seven AK rifles, seven Improvised Explosive Device IED and detonator in the state today.

An Army spokesman said in an operation, a hideout was busted in Mendhar in border district of Poonch and five AK 47 rifles, four Magazines, 120 AK rounds, three IED threeand five detonators were recovered.

In another operation, troops of Gorkha rifles under the aegis of Jaurian Brigade recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition explosives and detonators used for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in general area, near border village Pargwal in Akhnoor tehsil, the sources said.

Two AK-56 rifles, huge quantity of ammunition, eight Kgs of high grade explosive device, one hand held radio set, one terminal box with nine electric circuit and warlike stores at Akhnoor under Porgal police post in Khour police station, were recovered the spokesman said.

An IED, weighing four kg and concealed in a steel container was recovered at Dhundak, about 25 metres from the main road in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district last evening.

A hideout was busted in Phally forest of Bemergalla under Dharamsal police station in Rajouri district by the 91 Battalion of Border Security Force (BSF).

Ome Mouser pistol alongwith magazine in China, 35 rounds MM AK ammunition, eight rounds Pika gun ammunition, one colour Scaraf, one Hely cell Antina of radio set made in USA, one Haver Sake and one empty packet cigaratee made in Pakistan wre recovered.

UNI