An underground militant hideout was busted on Sunday in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the recovery of a Pika gun, a senior police officer said.<\/p>\n
The hideout was busted during a search operation by Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police at Godu village in Chirala forest area of Thathri sub-division, Doda’s Senior Superintendent of Police Mumtaz Ahmed said.<\/p>\n
“The recovered weapon had gathered rust, indicating that it was an old hideout and was used by terrorists who operated in the district over a decade ago, the officer told PTI.<\/p>\n
He said the hideout was unearthed due to the accurate intelligence developed by SOG. The well-synchronized operation was launched about 24 hours ago but no one was arrested in the case.<\/p>\n
A case under relevant sections of law has been registered at police station Thathri and further investigation is on, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"