Cache recovered from militant hideout in Rajouri

A militant hideout was busted by security forces in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir and an arms cache was recovered from it, police said.

A militant hideout was busted by security forces in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir and an arms cache was recovered from it, police said.

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On specific information, troops of 63 Rashtriya Rifle and Special Operation Group of police launched a search operation in Katriya forest belt of Kalakote tehsil in Rajouri district last night and busted the hideout, they said.

The recoveries from the hideout included 20 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) boosters, 405 rounds of AK rifle, 47 grenade shells, 133 pistol rounds, 25 IED fuses among other things, they said.