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Arms and ammunition seized in JK's Poonch

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Apr 22 2020 | 4:06 PM IST

A cache of arms and ammunition was seized on Wednesday during a search operation in a forest area in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police officer said.

The combing operation was launched in Sheendhara top in Surankote area after information was received about suspected movement of terrorists, SSP Poonch Ramesh Angral said.

He said the operation led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (Operations) Manish Sharma led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, its three magazines with 43 rounds, a Chinese pistol with a magazine and a pouch from a hideout.

However, no one was arrested during the operation which was still going on when last reports were received, the officer said.

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First Published: Apr 22 2020 | 4:06 PM IST

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