Mendhar/Jammu, February 25 Army troops on Wednesday discovered a cache of explosives and ammunition, including two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), during a search operation in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Acting on specific intelligence, a joint team of the Army's Ghatak platoon and 39 Rashtriya Rifles launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Kasbalari area, which falls under the Mendhar police station limits, on Wednesday, they said.
During the operation, security forces recovered a large IED weighing around 4.5 kg, a smaller IED, two Chinese grenades, a 9 mm pistol with two rounds, 22 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, and an old black bag, from Salani in Kasbalari, an official said.
"The recovered IEDs and Chinese grenades were destroyed on the spot following standard operating procedure," he said, adding that there were no casualties or damage to property during the controlled blasts.