Arms, ammunition seized during operation in J-K’s Rajouri

A joint team of the Rashriya Rifles and police has seized a cache of arms during n operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri.

A joint team of the army and Jammu and Kashmir Police has seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including two AK assault rifles and explosives during an operation in Rajouri.

Indian army soldiers take positions near the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Rajouri near Jammu. (PTI File Photo)

During the ‘Operation Clean-up’, the security personnel searched the hills and natural caves in the Rajouri-Reasi belt with the help of sniffer dogs.

A joint team of the Rashriya Rifles and police has seized a cache of arms, including one AK-47 rifle, one AK 56 rifle, a Chinese pistol, two RPG rounds, five hand grenades, two magazines and 639 rounds of ammunition in the Kalakote area of the district yesterday, a senior army officer said.