Kupwara, 19 April (KB): Police on Tuesday said they have recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from Taad area Karnah Kupwara district, officials said.
Police spokesperson as per a statement issued to Kashmir Bulletin–(KB), said that in a major success against nefarious designs of adversary to push in arms and ammunition into valley to accelerate militants activities, Kupwara police along with local army unit today succeeded in recovering huge cache of arms and ammunition from Taad area of Police Station Karnah.
“Acting on a specific information that a huge cache of arms and ammunition has been smuggled in from across LoC, a police team led by SHO Police Station Karnah Mudaser Ahmad and PSI Ayush Sharma, Incharge Police Post Taad Ayush Sharma along with local Army unit undertook a search operation in general area of police post Taad. During the course of search, huge cache of arms & ammunition including 10 pistols, 17 pistol magazines, 54 pistol rounds & 5 grenades, were recovered from Hajam Mohallah, Taad Karnah,” they said.
The spokesperson further said that, “apparently it looks like a new consignment smuggled for militants activities in Kashmir Valley, however timely action of Police and local Army has enabled the security forces to thwart nefarious designs of adversary of committing innocent killings at the hands of militants in the valley.” (Kashmir Bulletin–KB)