LeT militant hideout busted in Anantnag village, says J-K Police

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said it busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Rakh Momin area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

In a statement, issued to the news agency KNO, a spokesperson said on the intervening night of March 12 and 13 on the basis of a specific input developed over a period of time by Anantnag Police, a joint cordon and search operation (CASO) along with Army’s 1RR was launched in Rakh Momin Dangi area Bijbehara.

The statement reads that the search in the area led to the busting of a LeT hideout and the subsequent recovery of a huge cache of arms, ammunition and other war-like stores.

It reads further that the recovery includes IEDs (5) PTD’s programmed timer devices and RCIEDs, Detonators (6), Pistols (3), Pistol Magazines (5), Ammunition (9mm rounds; 124), Remote Controls (4) and Batteries (13).

“In this regard, Case FIR No. 58/2023 stands registered in Police Station Bijbehara under relevant sections of law and investigation set into motion,” it reads.