Srinagar: The Indian army said yesterday it has recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition in the Kashmir Valley, terming it a “major success” at ensuring peaceful elections in the state.
“In two different operations at the LoC (Line of Control) and hinterland, the army intercepted and recovered huge quantity of weapons and ammunition thereby preventing their falling into the hands of terrorists at a sensitive time when Kashmir is going through Assembly elections,” defence spokesperson, Colonel
N N Joshi said here.
“In the first operation launched by alert troops deployed along the LoC, a huge haul of weapons including 18 AK-47 rifles and five pistols were intercepted, thereby preventing them from falling in the hands of terrorists operating in Kashmir. A potential threat to disruption of election related activities has thus been prevented.
In the second operation launched jointly by army and state police, based on specific inputs, at Hajibal forest area, Baramulla, early yesterday resulted in discovery of a hideout in Bosian forest from which large quantity of weapons and ammunitions.
IANS
