Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): The Indian Army today recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation launched near the Line of Control (LoC) in Hathalanga area of Rampur sector in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar-Corps said in a tweet that an input was received regarding weapon drop near LoC and a search operation was launched after that.
“On 22 July 2020 late evening, input was received regarding likely weapon drop along the Line of Control ahead of AIOS. On this basis, a search operation was launched along the Line of Control in Hathlanga, Rampur Sector, #Baramulla district,” the tweet read.
During the search operation, a weapon cache was discovered. Recoveries include one AK-47 rifle with magazines, five Chinese pistols with magazines, 24 grenades and other warlike stores, the defence sources said.
They said that expert teams are at the spot to find out how the arms cache reached the spot and who was assigned to receive the consignment. “It seems that a fresh consignment of weapons was supposed to be received by a group which has sneaked in or was about to infiltrate,” they said.
They said a heightened vigil is being maintained across LoC in Uri area, especially Rampur sector, to foil any possible infiltration bid.
-ARK
