4.5 kg IED among explosives, ammo recovered in Poonch

Rajouri, Feb 25: Security forces on Wednesday busted a terrorist hide-out and recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), including one weighing 4.5 kg, besides other explosives and ammunition in a joint operation in Gani forest area in Poonch district.

The operation, named as “Operation Gani” was conducted, on specific intelligence inputs, by the Army and Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP), leading to recovery of a terrorist cache concealed beneath a natural cave.

The IEDs and grenades were, later, destroyed by the bomb disposal team.

“Based on synergised intelligence inputs from own sources and Jammu and Kashmir Police, a joint operation was launched by the troops of White Knight Corps and SOG Poonch in the Gani forest area of Poonch. Displaying precision in coordination, the detailed search led to recovery of a terrorist cache concealed beneath a natural cave,” White Knight Corps posted on its ‘X’ handle.

It stated that one big IED weighing 4.5 kg, one small IED, weighing 800 gms, two Chinese grenades, one 9 mm pistol, two 9 mm rounds and twenty-two 7.62 mm rounds were recovered from the site.