Arms and ammunition have been recovered near the International Border (IB) in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector, the Border Security Force (BSF) said on Thursday.
The recovery was made during a special search operation launched in sub-sector Pargwal and “averted a major tragedy”, a BSF spokesman said.
“One AK-47 rifle, 20 rounds, two rifle magazines, two pistols [made in Italy], 40 rounds and four pistol magazines were recovered from a bag,” the spokesman stated.
There were intelligence inputs about Pakistan based anti-national elements likely to attempt to smuggle weapons. “The BSF troops were kept on a high alert and the area between fencing and the IB was regularly patrolled,” the BSF added.
