The Army on Friday foiled a plan by militants to target the ongoing Amarnath yatra when it recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition near the Jammu-Srinagar highway in the Banihal area of Ramban district. During a search operation in the general area of Aramnakh in Banihal, the Army recovered a gunny bag hidden in a hollow of a tree around 07.30 hours, a defence spokesman said here.
The troops recovered 34 detonators, 12 anti-personnel mines, nine RC IED boxes, 36 IED circuits, five RPG charges, 36 metres of safety fuse, 15 metres of cordex wire, one UBGL grenade, one hand grenade and 36 pika rounds.