A cache of arms and ammunition, including two hand-grenades and 2.70 kg explosive material, was recovered by the BSF and the Punjab Police from a field in Amritsar on Saturday, a BSF spokesperson said.
Acting on reliable information, the BSF troops and the Punjab Police personnel launched an extensive search operation in the border area of Amritsar on Saturday.
They recovered a packet containing 2.70 kg of explosive, two hand-grenades with accessories, two pistols, four magazines, 30 live rounds, two detonators and an IED (improvised explosive device) circuit, said the spokesperson.
The packet was wrapped in a yellow plastic material with an improvised metal wire loop attached, indicating it as a drone dropping.
The recovery took place from a field adjacent to the Sheikh Bhatti village of Amritsar, said the BSF official.