Forces bust hideout in Pahalgam forests, arms, ammunition recovered

Anantnag, Feb 21 : Security forces on Sunday claimed to have bust a hideout in Pahalgam forests in Anantnag district and recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition.

A senior police official told that a hideout was busted in Hamal forest area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

He said that three AK-56 rifles, two Chinese pistols, two Chinese grenades, one telescope, six AK magazines besides other items were recovered.

It is pertinent to mention here that IGP Kashmir recently in a press conference said that youth who arrested on charges of attacking Krishna Dhaba owner had received pistol training in Pahalgam forests—(KNO)