Militant hideout busted near Jammu

The recoveries included 25 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

A major terror plot was thwarted on Friday as a militant hideout in Dichal area of Kishtwar district near Jammu was busted,police said.

On a tip off,a team of police,11 Rashtriya Rifles and 74 Central Reserve Police Force launched a joint search operation in Dichal area last evening and seized a huge cache of arms,ammunition and explosives from a natural hideout.

The recoveries included 25 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED),an Underbarrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL),13 gelatin explosive sticks,288 AK rounds besides 2 pistols,33 pistol rounds and two 12 bore rifles,police said.

The instant dump of ammunition and explosives is believed to be the handy work of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) who were bent upon to use the same to disturb peace across Kishtwar district,they said.

The recovery is a serious set back to the nefarious designs of terrorists,police said,adding that a search operation was carried out across the entire area but no arrests have been made so far.

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