Jammu

Militant hideout busted in upper reaches of Bhaderwah, says police

JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police along with Indian Army’s 4 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) on Wednesday busted a militant hideout in upper reaches of Seoz Dhar in Bhaderwah area of Doda district in Jammu region.

Jammu and Kashmir Police in a statement said, “Acting on a specific information about a militant hideout, a joint search operation was launched by Doda Police and Army (04 RR) and the searching party busted a hideout in upper reaches (forest area) of Seoz Dhar Bhaderwah.”

The statement said, “The searching party recovered 03 Chinese Pistols, 09 Pistol Magazines and 79 rounds of Pistol from the hideout.”

In this connection, a case FIR No. 123/2023 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Bhaderwah and investigation of the case has been started, the statement said. — (KIMS)