Jammu, February 25 – Joint security forces recovered improvised explosive devices (IEDs), weapons, and ammunition in the forests of the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
The White Knight Corps, based in Nagrota, stated in a post on X that, based on intelligence inputs, a joint operation was launched in the Gani forest area of Poonch, where weapons were found in a cave.
The operation was conducted under the code name Operation Gani.
"Based on synergised intelligence inputs from our own sources and @JmuKmrPolice, a Joint Operation was launched by the troops of the White Knight Corps and the SOG Poonch in the Gani Forest area of Poonch. Demonstrating precision in coordination, the detailed search led to the recovery of a terrorist cache concealed beneath a natural cave," the post read.
The Army stated that one large IED weighing 4.5 kg, one small IED of 800 gm, two Chinese grenades, one 9 mm pistol, two 9 mm rounds, and twenty-two 7.62 mm rounds were recovered from the site.
The IEDs and grenades were destroyed on the spot by the Bomb Disposal Team, ensuring the safety of civilians and troops.
"The search continues...We Serve, We Protect!" the Army concluded in the X post.
The police stated that a case has been registered at the Mendhar Police Station in connection with this.
This comes after the joint security forces successfully eliminated three Pakistan-backed terrorists in the forest area of the Kishtwar district under Operation TRASHI-I.
The J&K Police and other security forces carry out anti-terrorist operations in the hinterland, while the Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) guard the Line of Control (LoC) and the international border (IB) respectively.
Jammu and Kashmir has a 740 km-long LoC and a 240 km-long IB. The LoC is situated in Kupwara, Bandipora, and Baramulla districts of the Valley and in Poonch, Rajouri, and partly in the Jammu district of the Jammu region. The IB is situated in Samba, Kathua, and Jammu districts of the Jammu division.
The Army and the BSF are deployed to check cross-border infiltration, drug smuggling, and drone activities from the Pakistani side of the border.
In addition to carrying out aggressive anti-terrorist operations, drug smugglers, drug peddlers, and those involved in hawala money rackets and other unlawful financial activities are also on the radar of the security forces.
It is believed that funds generated by these unlawful activities are ultimately used to sustain terrorism in the union territory.