Security forces seize RDX, IED and arms from militant hideout in J&K

An arms cache, including 25 kg of RDX and two improvised explosive devices, was seized by security forces from a militant hideout in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

On a tip-off, Rashtriya Rifle (RR) troops assisted by police launched a search operation and smashed a militant hideout in Dachan area, about 270 kms from here, police said.

The recoveries from the hideout included 25 kg of RDX, two IEDs, one AK-47 rifle alongwith its 239 rounds, three 12 bore guns and one round of Rocket Propelled Gun (RPG), they said.