JAMMU: A joint team of security forces unearthed an underground terrorist hideout in the dense forests of Sagrawat in J&K’s Rajouri district Tuesday evening and seized ammunition and other items, police said.
“Based on intelligence inputs, a police team from Darhal PS, along with personnel from SoG, CRPF and the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles launched a cordon-and-search operation in Sagrawat forest in Rajouri’s Darhal and zeroed in on an underground hideout concealed within dense forest cover and covered with soil to avoid detection,” a police spokesperson said.
“Security forces recovered six empty AK rifle magazines, a pistol magazine with 13 bullets, an Insas rifle magazine with 19 bullets, a communication set, a solar light with plate, 30 pencil cells, three power banks, wire cutter, screwdriver, six hand grips, two torches, data cable, adaptor, a pair of hand gloves, a pair of shoes, two blankets, three bags, one pheran, two cookers (5l and 2l capacity), four LPG cylinders, a 40l water can, wheat flour, dry fruits, tiffin box, a pack of washing powder, a pack of daliya, milk powder packets and other eatables,” the spokesperson added.
Further searches were underway in the area, police said.
“Based on intelligence inputs, a police team from Darhal PS, along with personnel from SoG, CRPF and the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles launched a cordon-and-search operation in Sagrawat forest in Rajouri’s Darhal and zeroed in on an underground hideout concealed within dense forest cover and covered with soil to avoid detection,” a police spokesperson said.
“Security forces recovered six empty AK rifle magazines, a pistol magazine with 13 bullets, an Insas rifle magazine with 19 bullets, a communication set, a solar light with plate, 30 pencil cells, three power banks, wire cutter, screwdriver, six hand grips, two torches, data cable, adaptor, a pair of hand gloves, a pair of shoes, two blankets, three bags, one pheran, two cookers (5l and 2l capacity), four LPG cylinders, a 40l water can, wheat flour, dry fruits, tiffin box, a pack of washing powder, a pack of daliya, milk powder packets and other eatables,” the spokesperson added.
Further searches were underway in the area, police said.