Explosives, ammo seized from Sopore
Srinagar, February 8
Security forces on Thursday recovered explosives from Sopore town.
A police statement said, “The police recovered a cache of explosive materials from a house in the Kraknshivan colony in Sopore.
“Today around 8 am, an operation named Caso was initiated by police station Tarzoo and 52 Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF at Krankshivan village. During the search, explosive material, IEDs, a rusted pistol with a magazine and ammunition of SLR/ AK47/ pistol were found at the residence of Rashid Najar, who is the brother of deceased terrorist Qayoom Najar. Rashid Najar has been detained,” it said.
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