May 17, 2010 10:17 AM

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Militant hideout busted in J&K; huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered

In Jammu and Kashmir, Security forces on Monday unearthed a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the forests in Kupwara district. <br/> <br/>The hideout was unearthed during an ongoing search and cordon operation in the Afroda forests since the past one week. <br/> <br/>A defence spokesman said, ten AK rifles, 160 MM mortars, one rocket projectile gun, 303 rifles, 100 grenades and 1000 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the hideout. <br/> <br/>Eleven militants were killed in gunbattles with security forces in the area during the last one week.<br/>

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