Jammu and Kashmir: Militant hideout busted in Kupwara
He said a concerted search of the area resulted in busting a hideout from where two Sniper Rifles
Security forces on Wednesday busted a major militant hideout in Kupwara district of north Kashmir and claimed to have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition. Based on a specific input, a joint search operation of Army and police was launched in the forest area near village Boban Watsar of Handwara this morning, a defence spokesman said.
He said a concerted search of the area resulted in busting a hideout from where two Sniper Rifles, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), one Pistol and large quantity of assorted grenades and ammunition were recovered. However, no arrests were made during the operation, the spokesman added.