Rajouri, June 11

Troops of the 38 Rashtriya Rifles and the Rajouri police this morning busted a militant hideout in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition.Army sources said the operation was launched in collaboration with the personnel of the Special Operations Group of the Rajouri police after specific inputs about the militant hideout in a forest adjoining Phangai village.“The hideout was in a natural cave at Lakrewali Gali near Dera ki Gali, a tourist spot, and was busted this morning after taking every possible security measure,” said a senior Army officer.An Army spokesperson said the recovery included one AK-47 rifle with two magazines and 115 rounds, one Chinese pistol with a magazine, four Chinese grenades and four under-barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) rounds.The grenades and UBGL rounds were destroyed on the spot by the troops while the arms and other ammunition was handed over to the police for further investigation and legal action, he added. — OC