Army busts terrorist hideout in J-K's Kishtwar district; arms, ammunition recovered

The Indian Army, in a joint search and cordon operation along with Special Operation Group (SoG), on Sunday busted a terrorist hideout at Panthna forests of Keshwan belt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. A huge cache of household stocks and ammunition were also seized from the spot.

"Jammu and Kashmir: A terrorist hideout was busted in joint search and cordon operation launched by the Army along with Special Operation Group (SoG) in Panthna forests of Keshwan belt in Kishtwar district, today. Ammunition and other support items were seized," the news agency ANI reported.

Jammu and Kashmir: A terrorist hideout was busted in joint search and cordon operation launched by the Army along with Special Operation Group (SoG) in Panthna forests of Keshwan belt in Kishtwar district, today. Ammunition and other support items were seized.

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Speaking to the media, PRO Defence, Jammu, said, "The joint search and cordon operation was launched by the Army along with Special Operation Group (SoG) in Panthna forests of Keshwan belt".

During the search operation, the terrorist hideout was busted a sleeping bag, a wooden bed, four steel boxes, a gas cylinder, packed fruit juice, noodle packets, wrist watch, three magazines and three blankets. The items were recovered at Panthna-Keshwan about one-and-half km from the house of active militant Jammal Din.

(With inputs from agencies)