The recovery included a variety of weapons, including assault rifles, grenades, and a significant quantity of ammunition.
BSF Director General Daljit Singh visited the international border (IB) with Pakistan in J&K's Kathua district and reviewed the security situation amid incidents of civilian killings by terrorists.
The Indian Army strongly retaliated against a ceasefire violation by the Pakistani Army on Wednesday evening in Balakote sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu division.
Security forces said on Friday that they recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and explosive material in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch.
Security forces on Saturday arrested two terrorists of Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) with grenades and arms in the Poonch district along the Line of Control (LOC).
Defence spokesman Lt. Colonel Devender Anand said that the search operation was conducted based on specific intelligence inputs, by the Poonch Brigade of White Knight Corps and SOG Poonch in village Noorkote of Tehsil Haveli.
He interacted with all ranks and appreciated the professionalism and operational response towards the evolving threat matrix.
The operation that was launched on 13 December was long stretched and concluded in the early hours today.
Sources said the three locals, which include two brothers, were detained from the Bhatta Durrian area of Mendhar tehsil for sheltering militants.
It is worth mentioning that among the nine soldiers martyred in the fierce gunfight, three were Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs).
