Terrorist hideout busted in Rajouri; arms, ammunition recovered

Jammu, Feb 1 (UNI) A joint teams of security forces have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a hideout in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police here on Monday said that a joint operation by Indian Army and J&K Police led to the swift and timely recovery of a large cache of weapons and ammunition from the dense forest area of Gadyog in Khawas region of Rajouri on Sunday night. They said that the desperate plan of terrorist organisations to revive terrorism in Rajouri and Reasi Districts suffered a major setback when Indian Army and J&K Police jointly carried out search operations in the forested areas of Khawas Tehsil in Rajouri District. Based on specific information from a reliable source, a joint operation was undertaken today by Indian Army and J&K Police today in the general area of Chikakhet in Gadyog forest of Khawas region of Rajouri District, South of Pir Panjal Ranges. During the search operations War Like Stores have been recovered to include one AK 47 rifle, three magazines of AK 47, 94 rounds of AK 47 ammunition, two Chinese Pistols, two Chinese Pistol magazines, eight rounds of Pistol ammunition, five UBGL Grenades, one Kenwood Radio Set and three radio set antennae, police added. The timely recovery of a huge cache of arms and ammunition has thwarted any possible untoward incident in the otherwise peaceful region and has scuttled the nefarious plans of terrorist outfits to try to derail peace and harmony in the region South of Pir Panjal Ranges.