IEDs, guns, grenades recovered from Doda, Rajouri

Security forces today seized a cache of arms and ammunition including two Improvised Explosive Devices in Rajouri and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Security forces on Sunday seized a cache of arms and ammunition including two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in Rajouri and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Acting on an information about movement of some militants planning to trigger blasts, Rastriya Rifles (RR) troops, Territorial Army and police launched a search operation in Larkoti area of district early today, police sources said.

During the search, they recovered IED weighing 20 kg kept inside a metal container, 162 rounds of ammunition of AK rifle, two UBGL grenades, four Pika rounds, two AK-56 magazines, one pistol magazine, three rounds of sniper rifle, four magazines of AK-47 rifle, one Lashker-e-Taiba letter head and miscellaneous items, they said.

However, the militants had escaped from the spot, they said adding that the ultras were planning to trigger blasts on Independence day.