Hideout busted in J&K

November 18, 2009 11:46 am | Updated 11:46 am IST - Jammu

Army troops busted a hideout in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered arms and ammunition from the place, police said here.

Acting on a tip off, troops launched a search and cordon operation in Nud forest area of Surankote tehsil, about 210-kms from here, last night, they said, adding the natural cave-type hideout was busted in the operation.

Troops recovered one Chinese pistol, two magazines, 110 rounds of pistol, five magazines of AK rifle, 150 rounds of AK ammunition, 31 pika rounds among other things.

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