Security forces on Sunday busted a terrorist hideout in the higher areas of Sangaldan and Gool forest areas in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including a Chinese pistol.
The hideout was busted during a joint search operation conducted by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Special Operations Group (SOG). According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Viqar Ahmed, the operation was part of an ongoing intensified search following a blast at a police station in Sangaldan on August 2. “Along with the Army, SOG Gool, a search operation was launched in the higher areas of Sangaldan and Gool forest area. During this, we busted a hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including a UBGL, a Chinese pistol, and four magazines of AK 47,” he said.
He said an Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher, one UBGL pendulum, one empty cartridge of UBGL, one revolver, a Chinese pistol with a magazine and 36 cartridges, four AK 47 magazines, 198 AK rounds, 69 rounds of 9 mm pistol, one knife, one binocular, one camera, one wireless set, two magazines of 303, 36 rounds, and one under-barrel grenade launcher were recovered from the hideout.
He further said that all the recovered arms and ammunition were rusted. “These were found wrapped in polythene bags, which were wrapped in a cloth, which was further wrapped in big plastic wrapper. More details on the matter will be known after investigation,” he said.
An FIR has been registered in Gool Police Station under Sections 120-B and 121 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 7/27 of the Arms Act, and an investigation has begun.