Security forces have recovered a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives during a joint search operation in the Manzseer area of Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
The operation was conducted by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Sopore Police in coordination with the Army's 52 Rashtriya Rifles and the 177th and 179th battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The area falls under the jurisdiction of Police Station Tarzoo.
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Joint security forces conducted a search operation in Manzseer, Sopore.
The operation involved SOG Sopore, 52 Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF's 177th and 179th battalions.
An arms cache was recovered from an abandoned house.
The recovered material included an AK-47 rifle, three magazines and 72 rounds of ammunition.
Four hand grenades and an IED were also reported recovered.
The recovered material was taken into custody.
During the search, the joint forces recovered the cache from an abandoned house in Manzseer. Reportedly the house was associated with a Kashmiri Pandit family that had migrated from the area in 1990.
The recovered material included one AK-47 rifle, three magazines, 72 rounds of ammunition, four hand grenades and one IED, according to contemporaneous reports citing officials. The recovered items were taken into custody following standard procedures.
An investigation is underway to establish the source of the weapons, determine who concealed them and ascertain the circumstances surrounding the recovery. No public information confirming ownership or links to a specific group was available at the time of publication.
