Sopore, Oct 10 :
In a major breakthrough, Sopore Police recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives from the forest area of Mukaam Cherhar under the jurisdiction of Police Station Bomai.
In a handout to SNS, the police said acting on specific intelligence inputs generated by Sopore Police, a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched in the forest area.
During searches, a blue coloured barrel and a bag were found concealed beneath a large boulder. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was immediately called to the spot for examination and safe handling of the suspected explosive material.
During thorough searches, police recovered 02 assault rifles — including 01 AK-47 and 01 AK-76 — along with 07 magazines, 04 pistols with 04 magazines, a Multi Grenade Launcher (MGL) with 05 rounds, 11 hand grenades, 03 IEDs with remote controls, 08 detonators and 02 timers.
Other incriminating material including a Y-SMS set, prima cords, wires, battery cells, IED-related components and miscellaneous accessories were also seized from the spot.
The recovered arms and explosives were taken into possession after following due legal procedure and observing necessary safety precautions.
In this connection, FIR No. 66/2026 under Sections 13, 18, 20 and 23 of UAPA, 7/25 Arms Act and 5 Explosive Substances Act has been registered at Police Station Bomai and further investigation has been taken up.
Police said the recovery is a significant achievement in ongoing counter-terrorism efforts. Investigation is underway to establish the source, ownership and those involved in concealment of the cache and to ascertain possible terror linkages.SNS