Security forces seize huge cache of arms near LoC in J&K's Kupwara
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): The security forces on Friday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
On specific input from the Border Security Force (BSF), a joint operation was launched by troops of BSF and the Indian Army along LoC in the Kupwara sector earlier in the day.
JOINT OPS ON SPECIFIC BSF INPUT AND RECOVERY OF ARMS / AMMUNITION / EXPLOSIVES ALONG LOC IN SECTOR KUPWARA, KASHMIR
— BSF (@BSF_India) August 18, 2023
On specific BSF input, a Joint Operation was launched by troops of BSF and Indian Army along Line of Control, Sector Kupwara, Kashmir on 18th August 2023, during… pic.twitter.com/swFMZsbpZ7
The BSF said in a post, "Warlike stores' were recovered in the operation including five AK series Rifles, eight AK magazines, seven 9mm pistols, 15 9mm pistol magazines, four hand grenades, 7.62 mm AK rounds (415), 7.62 mm AP Rounds (115), and 9 mm Rounds (244)."
Further, according to the BSF, the operation was still in progress.
(With ANI inputs)
First published: 18 August 2023, 14:15 IST