Indian army: Weapons haul unearthed near LoC

Total of 40 weapons including 20 AK-47 rifles, 20 pistols, and ammunition hidden 1km inside LoC were recovered.

The Indian Army on Sunday said it had recovered a major haul of arms and ammunition from near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, IANS reported. “Based on a tip-off from reliable intelligence sources, a search operation was launched by the vigilant troops deployed along the LoC in the Farkian Gali area of the frontier Kupwara district on Saturday resulting in the recovery of a major haul of weapons,” the Indian news agency quoted the defence spokesman. “A total of 40 weapons including 20 AK-47 rifles, 20 pistols, magazines and ammunition hidden one kilometre inside the LoC were recovered,” the defence spokesman said.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 30^th, 2013.