Two IEDs recovered in Jammu and Kashmir militant hideout bust
Security forces in the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir have recovered a cache of arms and explosives in a bust of a militant hideout in Kasbalari village, Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday 25 February.
According to the Kashmir News Service, joint teams of police and security forces launched a search operation and discovered the hideout. Forces recovered a 4.5kg IED, a smaller IED, two Chinese grenades, a 9mm pistol with two rounds, 22 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition and a black bag.
The recovered material was seized and taken for further investigation, while an Indian army bomb disposal squad is understood to have taken the IEDs to a secure location and destroyed them without any damage.
A case has been registered with the police and an investigation is underway to ascertain the intended targets and those involved in the concealment of the arms and explosives, officials said.
