Srinagar, Oct 13 (NVI): Two persons were taken into custody after security forces recovered a charas-like substance, weapons and other material during a search operation at a residential house in Bunpora Tulmulla area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, officials said on Tuesday.
The joint search operation was conducted following information regarding suspected narcotics and subversive activities, they said.
During the search, the team recovered around 577 grams of a charas-like substance, a 12-bore rifle, a chhara gun, four gelatin sticks and approximately 250 grams of a gunpowder-like substance, officials said.
The recovered items also included four empty 12-bore cartridges, a lead slab and pellets weighing around 6.6 kg, 26 kg of bleaching powder and cotton used for cleaning rifles, they added.
Two persons were taken into custody, while all the recovered items were seized, officials said.
A case has been registered at Police Station Kheerbhawani and further investigation is underway, they added.—(NVI)
