Srinagar: Security forces have recovered a cache of ammunition from a hideout in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.
Police, Army and Central Reserve Police Force launched a search and destroy operation in Nilsar orchards in the Chandoosa area of Baramulla on Saturday based on information about the presence of a hideout there, the officials said.
During the search, the security forces recovered 14 rocket-propelled grenades and nine boosters.
Police have taken cognisance of the matter and launched an investigation into it, the officials said, adding a case has been registered under 4/5 Explosive Substances Act and 7/25 Arms Act at Police Station Chandoosa.
