19 grenades seized from J&K hideout
A terrorist plan to disturb peace in Poonch district was scuttled, say officials
JAMMU: Security forces on Sunday unearthed a terrorist hideout in Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to recovery of 19 hand grenades and scuttling of a terrorist plan to disturb peace in the border district by carrying out grenade attacks, a defence spokesman said.
No one was arrested during the operation which was jointly carried out by the Army and police in Phagla area of Surankote, the spokesperson said.
“In a major success for a joint effort of security forces and police, nefarious designs of inimical elements to disrupt peace and tranquillity in Poonch region were foiled Sunday morning,” the spokesperson said.
“The relentless development of intelligence by both the agencies led to discovery of a huge cache of grenades, hidden in a well concealed natural (cave) hideout. A total of 19 hand grenades have been found,” the spokesperson added.
The Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and the Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a “well coordinated joint operation” in Phagla area of Surankote in Jammu’s Poonch after receiving a specific input that terrorists were planning to target security forces on NH 144A (Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway).
“Relentless development of intelligence by both the agencies led to [the] recovery of a huge cache of grenades in general area Phagla, hidden in a well concealed natural hideout,” said the spokesman. A total of 19 hand grenades have been recovered, he added.
This is the second major recovery of explosives in Jammu region in as many days.
On Saturday, forces recovered 40 kg of high explosive material, five-litre pressure cooker IED, five-inch iron pipe IED, four electrical detonators, electrical wire, power sources, six heavy duty cells, insulation tape and 1.5 kg iron splinters from Chakarandi village of Doda district, said a news agency report.