Doda, Dec 07, KDC: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday recovered arms and ammunition during a search operation in the Bhalara forest area of Doda district, police said.
A police spokesperson in a statement said the operation was conducted under the supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Doda, Sandeep Mehta, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Thathri, following specific intelligence inputs.
During the coordinated search operation in the forest belt, the SOG team recovered one SLR rifle, two magazines and 22 live rounds of ammunition, the spokesperson said.
He said the recovery has strengthened the security grid in the region and thwarted the possibility of the arms being misused by anti-social or anti-national elements.
“Further investigation has been launched to trace the origin of the recovered weapon and identify the persons or groups involved in concealing it,” the police spokesperson added.
