Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered from vehicle in Qazigund

KULGAM — Security forces on Saturday recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from a vehicle on national highway near Qazigund area of Kulgam district and arrested two persons.

A senior police officer said that a joint team of security forces arrested two persons during random checking in Lower Munda area of Qazigund in a dumper vehicle under registration number JKO2B-0949 with arms and ammunition.

“A huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from the vehicle which include two AK-56 rifles, 8 AK mags, 10 9mm pistols, 18 pistol mags, 90 9×19 mm ammunition and nine grenades,” he said, adding that two persons were arrested as well.

The officer identified the arrested duo as Mehraj Ahmad Bhat and Zahid Nabi Dar, both from Samboora area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

A case under FIR No. 127/2021 under section 7/25 IA Act 13, 16, 18B 19, 20, 38, 39, ULAP Act has been registered and further investigation has been taken up, official concluded.