Active terrorist hideout busted in Srinagar, arms recovered

Security forces today busted an active terrorist hideout in Srinagar's Harwan area, and recovered arms and ammunition. The operation which was launched early this morning is still underway, the Army said.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): In a joint operation, security forces on Tuesday busted an active terrorist hideout loaded with arms and ammunition in Srinagar's Harwan.

The official Twitter account of the Chinar Corps of the Indian Army informed that the joint operation was launched early today morning based on its own inputs corroborated by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

• Op Harwan (#Srinagar). Joint Operation launched today early morning on own sources inputs corroborated by @JmuKmrPolice. An active hideout busted & warlike stores - UBGL with grenades, GPS, AK magazine & administrative stores recovered. Joint operation in progress.@adgpi

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  Op Harwan (#Srinagar). Joint Operation launched today early morning on own sources inputs corroborated by @JmuKmrPolice. An active hideout busted & warlike stores - UBGL with grenades, GPS, AK magazine & administrative stores recovered. Joint operation in progress.@adgpi

  — Chinar Corps - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) June 23, 2020

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  Op Harwan (#Srinagar). Joint Operation launched today early morning on own sources inputs corroborated by @JmuKmrPolice. An active hideout busted & warlike stores - UBGL with grenades, GPS, AK magazine & administrative stores recovered. Joint operation in progress.@adgpi

  — Chinar Corps - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) June 23, 2020

"An active hideout busted and warlike stores - UBGL with grenades, GPS, AK magazine and administrative stores recovered," it said.

The joint operation is still underway, it added.

The development comes after two terrorists and a central reserve police force (CRPF) trooper were killed earlier today in an encounter in Bandzoo village of Pulwama district.

Read: CRPF jawan, 2 terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

"Following specific information about the presence of militants in Bandzoo village, security forces including the local police, Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF started a cordon and search operation during which an encounter started," the police said.

While the two terrorists were killed in the encounter, a CRPF jawan sustained critical injuries and later succumbed.

(With inputs from agencies)