Security forces seize huge cache of weapons dropped by Pak quadcopter in Akhnoor

The Pak quadcopter dropped a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Akhnoor this morning. These were recovered by Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in a joint operation.

Akhnoor :The security forces recovered a one of the biggest haul of arms and ammunition that were dropped by a quadcopter on the border areas of Akhnoor this morning.

In a joint search operation with the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the early hours of Thursday, one Turkey-made pistol along with two magazines, 38 live rounds, nine grenades and one battery-operated Improvised Explosive Device (IED were recovered from Joarian region of Akhnoor sector. These were dropped by a quadcopter that entered into the Indian side after crossing the Line of Control.

Troops posted in the area heard quadcopter noise and based on this inputs, a joint search operation was conducted by the Police and Army in the vicinity of Laukikhad bridge. At about 7 am, a package was recovered from the area.

This is one of the biggest haul of weapons quadcopter dropped in the Akhnoor sector which is aimed to revive terrorism in Rajouri and Akhnoor sectors of Jammu and Kashmir. The security forces are committed at thwarting all efforts that are in place to disrupt peace in the bordering areas and hamper development of Jammu and Kashmir, Lt Col Suneel Bartwal, PRO (Defence) said.

Two days back, the National Investigation Agency arrested a person accused in dropping weapons through drones in Kashmir. The NIA said that the accused was working on the instructions of Pakistani handler Sajjad Gul and was involved in collecting and transporting weapons through drones. The police had earlier registered a complaint after a hexacopter was intercepted and several rounds of ammunition were seized in Kathua district.