Srinagar, Oct 16 (IANS): Security forces launched a search operation on Friday morning in Kawani village near the Jehlum river bank in Awantipora of Pulwama district and unearthed and destroyed a large underground hideout of LeT.
Police said the operation followed a credible input regarding the presence of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in the nursery area.
Police said the hideout opening was 2.5-feet long and 2.5-feet wide and covered by an iron lid. It had two rooms and a toilet.
Police said incriminating material and a cache of arms and ammunition were seized, including a pistol, a pistol magazine and three grenades.