Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Security Forces Bust Old Hideout, Recover Arms Cache in Handwara
Security forces searched a forest near Handwara after receiving information about a hidden place.
Police and troops from two security units took part in the search.
They found an underground hideout that police said appeared to be old.
Inside, they found a rifle, grenades, ammunition and other items.
Police said the place may have been used to store weapons for terrorists in the area.
The forces destroyed the hideout after searching it.
Police registered a case and started an investigation.
Handwara Police, 21 Rashtriya Rifles troops and the 92 Battalion CRPF searched Nagda Nar forest after receiving specific intelligence.
The joint operation uncovered a concealed underground hideout described by police as old.
Security forces recovered an AK-47 rifle, three grenades, ammunition, magazines, a silencer and other material.
Police said the hideout appeared to have been used to store weapons for terrorists in Handwara and nearby areas.
An FIR was registered at Handwara Police Station and an investigation began.
- Who
- Handwara Police, troops of the 21 Rashtriya Rifles, and the 92 Battalion CRPF.
- What
- A joint search uncovered and destroyed an old underground hideout and recovered arms, ammunition and other material.
- When
- Early in the morning; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Nagda Nar forest in Handwara, North Kashmir.
- Why
- The operation followed specific intelligence about a dumped hideout; police said it appeared to store arms and ammunition for terrorists in the area.
- Location
- Nagda Nar forest, Handwara, North Kashmir
- Operation
- Joint cordon and search operation based on specific intelligence
- Rifle recovered
- One AK-47
- Other weapons
- Three grenades
- Ammunition recovered
- 857 AK rounds, 192 PIKA rounds, and 83 pistol rounds
- Other items
- Eight AK magazines, one silencer and other material
- Case
- FIR No. 232 registered at Police Station Handwara