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Hideout busted during search Op following grenade attack in Shopian, says Police

A deployment of armed forces personnel in south Kashmir. [FPK File Photo/ Vikar Syed]

Shopian: Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday said that it busted a militant hideout during a search operation in Kutpora village of Shopian district.

Kashmir zone police, on its official Twitter, informed that during a search operation in Kutpora, militants lobbed grenades at the search party, which also retaliated.

Police said that militants, however, managed to escape, taking advantage of darkness, while police and army personnel busted a hideout inside a house.

“On specific input Security Forces launched a CASO in Kutpora, Shopian. During search, terrorists lobbed grenades on the search party. Search party also retaliated. However terrorists escaped due to darkness. Police & SFs busted a hideout inside a house & recovered Arms/Amns,” police tweeted.

 

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