Pakistani-Origin Weapons, Chinese Grenades Seized By Indian Army During Search Operation In J&K's Poonch

The Indian Army's Romeo Force on Saturday (5 October) seized a huge cache of weapons and explosives in the Jhullas areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

The operation was initiated following a tip-off, leading to the discovery of weapons and explosives from a bag believed to belong to a suspected terrorist.

The recovered items included AK-47 and pistol rounds of Pakistani origin and sophisticated explosives like RCIED, Timed destruction IED, Stove IED, explosives for IED and Chinese Grenades.

"On October 5, based on reliable input, a major search operation was launched by Romeo Force of the Indian Army in the Jhulas area, where during a search a suspected terrorist bag with a huge amount of cache like AK 47 and Pistol rounds of Pakistani origin and sophisticated explosives like RCIED, Timed destruction IED, Stove IED, explosives for IED and Chinese Grenades were found," the Army said in a statement, ANI reported.

According to the officials, all items were in functional and ready-to-use condition.

"Considering smooth elections and upcoming poll results this is a major success by the Indian Army denying any possibility to disturb the security grid," they said.

They further noted that the operation is still ongoing.

In a separate incident, a joint police and army patrol on Ring Road Gharota in Jammu discovered a suspicious explosive, which was safely disposed by a team of Bomb Disposal Squad.

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