Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Joint Forces Bust Shopian Terror Hideout, Recover Arms Cache
Security forces searched a suspected terror hideout in Shopian.
Jammu and Kashmir Police, the 44 Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF took part in the operation.
They found an AK-47 rifle, ammunition, a pistol and a grenade.
Officials are checking where the weapons came from.
They are also trying to learn how the weapons were meant to be used.
Investigators are examining whether the hideout was connected to an active terror network.
More than a dozen suspected Over Ground Workers were also arrested in south Kashmir over the past two weeks.
Authorities recovered more weapons and ammunition from some of them.
Jammu and Kashmir Police, 44 Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF conducted a joint operation in Shopian.
Security forces recovered an AK-47 rifle, two magazines and 60 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition.
The cache also included a pistol, one grenade and six rounds of 9 mm ammunition.
Officials are investigating the weapons’ origin, intended use and possible links to an active terror network.
More than a dozen Over Ground Workers were apprehended across south Kashmir during the past two weeks, with additional arms recovered.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Police, 44 Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police Force conducted the operation.
- What
- Security forces busted a suspected terror hideout and recovered arms and ammunition.
- When
- The article does not give the date of the hideout operation; it says more than a dozen Over Ground Workers were apprehended over the past two weeks.
- Where
- Shopian district in South Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir; the Over Ground Workers were apprehended in various south Kashmir districts.
- Why
- Officials are investigating the weapons’ origin and intended use and checking for links to an active terror network.
- Operation location
- Shopian district, South Kashmir
- Participating forces
- Jammu and Kashmir Police, 44 Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police Force
- Rifles recovered
- One AK-47 rifle
- Ammunition recovered
- Two AK-47 magazines, 60 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition and six rounds of 9 mm ammunition
- Other weapons
- One pistol and one grenade
- Investigation
- Officials are examining the weapons’ origin, intended use and possible terror-network links
- Related apprehensions
- More than a dozen Over Ground Workers were apprehended in south Kashmir over the past two weeks