Security forces have busted a major terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a huge quantity of automatic rifles, ammunitions, grenades and powerful explosives. Army spokesperson Colonel RK Palta told reporters that after receiving intelligence inputs about the terrorist hideout in the forests of Marmat area of Doda district, around 170 km from Jammu, a joint team of 10 Rashtriya Rifles and police conducted the raid last evening. He said, the troops had to walk for over 10 hours through rough terrain to reach the remote terrorist site. The spokesperson said, there is no telephone connectivity in the area and the army and police columns are still on their way back to the base camp.The arms and ammunition recovered include many automatic and country-made rifles, their magazines, a pistol, launchers, grenades, 60mm mortar bombs and 5 kg RDX.
News On AIR | July 14, 2012 11:37 AM
Security forces bust major terrorist hideout in J&K