Jammu, May 1: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in Kishtwar district on Friday and recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material, officials said.
During a search operation in the Chatroo area of the district, security forces busted the hideout in the Bajmandoo forest of the Sigdi Bhata area.
Officials said it belonged to a terrorist commander whom the troops had eliminated in the past.
The recovered cache of arms and ammunition included one carbine gun with one magazine, one pistol with one magazine, one sling, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) with one 51 mm rocket and four detonators.
Additionally, officials said they also recovered 97 rounds of 9 mm live ammunition, 18 rounds of 7.62 mm live ammunition, one pull-through, one kilogram of explosive, one Kenwood radio set and two Motorola radio sets.–(PTI)
