KUPWARA — A huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered by a team of Police and Army in Karnah area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday.
A police spokesperson said that ten pistols, seventeen pistol magazines, 54 pistol rounds and five grenades were recovered by Police and Army during a search operation in Kupwara’s Karnah area.
“Acting on a specific information that a huge cache of arms and ammunition has been smuggled in from across LoC, a police team led by SHO Police Station Karnah Mudaser Ahmad and PSI Ayush Sharma, Incharge Police Post Taad Ayush Sharma along with local Army unit undertook a search operation in general area of police post Taad. During the course of search, a huge cache of arms and ammunition including 10 pistols, 17 pistol magazines, 54 pistol rounds and 5 grenades, were recovered from Hajam Mohallah, Taad Karnah,” the spokesperson said.
He further added that it looked like a new consignment smuggled for militants activities in Kashmir Valley. “However timely action of Police and local Army thwarted nefarious designs of the adversary of committing innocent killings at the hands of (militants) in the valley.” — (KDC)