Handwara, Oct 7: Security forces on Wednesday busted a terrorist hideout in Nadgana forest in north Kashmir’s Handwara and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition.
Officials said that based on a specific input, Handwara Police along with 21RR and 92Bn CRPF, today conducted a joint search operation in the forest area of NagdaNar, Handwara.
During the search operation, the joint party detected & destroyed an old hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the hide out.
The recoveries included 01 AK-47 rifle, 03 grenades, 857 AK rounds, 192 PIKA rounds, 08 AK magazines, 01 silencer, 83 pistol rounds and other incriminating material.
In this connection, a case FIR No. 252/2026 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Handwara, and investigation has been taken up, officials added.
