Indian Army Busts Terror Hideout In J&K's Poonch; Pistol, Other Supplies Recovered

Last Updated:February 21, 2026, 21:26 IST

The hideout was set up inside a natural cave and was unearthed during a search operation in the general area of Hari Budha bowl, said the White Knight Corps.

The Indian Army on Saturday busted a terrorist hideout in a remote village in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir and seized a pistol, some magazines and other logistic supplies.

The hideout was set up inside a natural cave and was unearthed during a search operation in the general area of Hari Budha bowl, the Army’s White Knight Corps said in a post on X. “Based on specific inputs, troops of White Knight Corps undertook a search operation in the general area of Hari Budha Bowl." it said.

During the systematic search of suspicious locations, including cave-like structures, the troops recovered a pistol, two magazines, clothing, eatables and other logistic stores. “The operation reinforces sustained surveillance and proactive domination of the area," the White Knight Corps said.

This came after the Indian Army foiled an infiltration attempt by terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the officials, a huge consignment of arms and ammunition was recovered from the operation.

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One AK Rifle, two magazines, backpacks, and other ammunition were recovered by the Indian Army. As per the official statement, suspicious movement of terrorists was detected in the general area of Nathua Tibba in Sunderbani sector along the LoC during the early hours of Thursday.

Prior to this, the Red Shield division of the Indian Army’s Spear Corps cleared a 2.6 km corridor along the Indo-Myanmar border in dense jungle terrain, destroying nine IEDs and two ordnances in Manipur on Wednesday.

The sanitisation and demining operation was conducted following a request from government agencies to resume stalled border fencing work, prompted by intelligence inputs about improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnances due to the presence of former insurgent camps, an official stated.

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