Arms, Ammo Recovered in North Kashmir, Says Police

“10 pistols, 17 pistol magazines, 54 pistol rounds, and 5 grenades, were recovered from Hajam Mohallah, Taad Karnah.”

KUPWARA —  Police and army recovered 10 pistols along with magazines and bullets as well as five grenades in the Karnah area of Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.

“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,” a police spokesman said.

He added, “During the course of the search, huge cache of arms and ammunition including 10 pistols, 17 pistol magazines, 54 pistol rounds, and 5 grenades, were recovered from Hajam Mohallah, Taad Karnah.”