Police and the army have recovered three pistols and 15 grenades in Boniyar area of Uri in northern Baramulla district on Friday. ALSO READ | Ladakh Standoff: China Demands Thorough Probe Into Galwan Valley Clashes, Urges India To Punish ‘Violators’

Army said that an operation was launched based on specific inputs about the presence of weapons and ammunition in Boniyar.

During the operation, he said, a joint team of police and army recovered three pistols, 73 AK rounds, two detonators and 15 grenades besides some Pakistani currency at Trenarian Nallah in Lachipora area.


The Army also tweeted, saying that the operation was launched on 11th of August and after hectic searches for two days, army troops finally managed to recover the cache of arms and ammunition on 13th of August.

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