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Srinagar, August 17:Police on Wednesday said that militants lobbed grenade during CASO (Cordon and Search Operation) on security forces while as a hideout was busted in Kutpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday.
The Kashmir Zone Police Tweeted, ” On specific input Security Forces launched a CASO in Kutpora, Shopian. During search, militants lobbed grenades on the search party. Search party also retaliated. However militants escaped due to darkness. Police & SFs busted a hideout inside a house & recovered Arms/Amns”.
Meanwhile a senior police officer said that on a tip off a joint team of Police and army’s 34RR busted a hideout in Kutpora.
The hideout was established by militants on a rooftop of a house. Huge amount of arms and ammunition were recovered from the hideout, the officer said.
Details of the arms and ammunition will be shared latter, the officer added.
This post was published on August 17, 2022