A major tragedy averted,15 Grenades, IED, 4 AK-74 rifles recovered from cylinders in Mendhar in J&K

by Scoop News    March 21, 2009

         Jammu, March- 21 -    A major tragedy has been averted by Police and Army when they timely recovered huge grenades, arms and ammunition during a joint search operation launched at Dabbi Balakote  in Mendhar of district Poonch in Jammu region on Saturday afternoon.

According to official sources, Army troops manning Dobbi forward out post, facing Goba post of Pakistan forces, in the Balakote area of Mendhar sector, recovered two gas cylinders and a bag filled with arms and explosives from the other side of the barbed fence. two gas cylinders and a bag filled with arms and explosives from the other side of the barbed fence.

While one cylinder was filled with four AK-74 rifles, the other was containing 24 AK magazines, 420 rounds, four prepared IEDs, one transistor fitted IED, 15 Chinese hand grenades, one IED charger and an IED receiver, the sources said.

The huge recovery of arms and ammunition has raised curtain from the militants’ strategy to disrupt the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the State by executing explosions and fidayeen attacks.

Senior police and intelligence officers also reached the spot after the recovery, made by a joint team of army and local police.

There was Army deployment along fenced LoC to keep vigil and check infiltration bids by the militants.

Meanwhile, a hideout of terrorist was busted by Police and Security forces at Shukra Nallah  in Gandoh in Doda today. Some arms and ammunition recovered from the busted hideout which included, two IED’s one fitted in a cooking Pressure cooker weighing 10 Kilogram and other one fitted in 5 litres mustered oil tin weighing 15 kilogram,   17 AK 47 rounds., One Mobile Hand set (damaged) one torch with cells and one IED Charger.

           Inspector General of Police Jammu, K.Rajendra Kumar has appreciated the work of searching team and said that they would continue such type of operations in future to frustrate the evil designs of anti national elements.

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