Srinagar, Aug. 24 -- A joint search operation launched by security forces led to the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition in the forest area of Doriban Madhama Awora in Kupwara district on Saturday.

Police sources said that, acting on specific intelligence input from UIC 98 Bn, personnel from CRPF 98 Battalion along with Jammu and Kashmir Police from PP Awora launched a cordon and search operation under the jurisdiction of Police Station Trehgam

During the operation, the following items were recovered:

1 Hand Grenade

10 AK-47 Rounds

1 Telescope

6 Detonators

1 Pakistan-made Backpack

This recovery adds to the earlier cache seized during operations in the same area, which included:

2 AK-47 rifles

4 AK magazines

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