Ammunitions

In Jammu and Kashmir, security forces arrested a hybrid terrorist in Sopore district, on September 5. "Acting on a specific input, a special joint checkpoint was established by police, army (22RR) and CRPF in Shangergund are of Sopore'. After a detailed inspection, the police reported suspicious activities and arrested Saqib Shakeel Dar from Mumkak region. Police also seized eight pistol rounds, one pistol and one magazine from his pocessions… read-more

In West Bengal's 24 Paraganas, five people were arrested with arms and ammunition after a raid, confirmed police on May 13. The arrest was after police carried out a raid based on a tip-off at Taldi's Biswaspara Choumatha in the Canning police station area. Notably, they recovered an improvised firearm, one 8 mm cartridge, one 7mm cartridge, a crowbar, a hacksaw, and three lock-breaking equipment. An investigation is underway.

In Jammu & Kashmir's Kupwara district, the security forces have seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a village near the Line of Control (LoC). The information was confirmed by the union territory police on April 19. As per PTI, the police recovered 10 pistols, 17 pistol magazines, 54 pistol rounds, and five hand grenades. Notably, the search operation was carried out after intelligence input.