Security forces recover IEDs, ammo in J&K’s Poonch | India News

Security forces recover IEDs, ammo in J&K’s Poonch | India News


Security forces recover IEDs, ammo in J&K’s Poonch

JAMMU: A joint team of the Army and J&K Police on Wednesday recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and assorted ammunition during an anti-terror exercise, codenamed Operation Ghani, in Poonch district, the Army stated.“Based on synergised intelligence inputs from own sources and J&K Police, a joint operation was launched by the troops of White Knight Corps and Special Operations Group of J&K Police in Gani forest area in Poonch,” the Army’s White Knight Corps stated in an X post.The searches led to the discovery of an arms cache concealed beneath a natural cave, the post said. “One big IED weighing 4.5kg, one small IED weighing 800g, two Chinese grenades, one 9mm pistol, two 9mm rounds, and 22 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition were recovered from the site,” an Army spokesperson said.The explosives and ammunition were destroyed in situ by a bomb disposal team.



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