Jharkhand Special Task Force and CRPF 60 battalion recovered 14 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) of 2 kg each along with local hand grenades, ammonium nitrate powder and other explosive material in the jungles of Chaibasa, police said on Tuesday.
During the search, security personnel recovered three hand grenades, live ammunition, wire cutters, batteries, power cables, a knife, and other incriminating material from the hideout.
Two youths were taken under control after a hand grenade was allegedly recovered from their possession in Haryana's Karnal, a police officer said, adding that the hand grenade was diffused later on.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the grant of "Miniratna" status Category-I for Munitions India Limited (MIL), Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) & India Optel Limited (IOL), the Ministry of Defence said in a press release.
Security Forces in Manipur, in a significant haul on Sunday, recovered caches of arms and ammunition from Samuchep Lok/Nala, bordering Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts, including two SLRs, one SBBL gun, two improvised mortars, four hand grenades, two locally made 9 mm pistols and tea
According to the police, 08(eight) IED, 08(eight) local made Hand Grenade, 25(twenty-five) Electric Detonators, 05(five) No 8 Detonators, 40(forty) 5.56 mm INSAS rounds, 60(sixty) .62 mm AK rounds 01(one) Motorola set with Charger were recovered during search operations.
Amritsar Rural Police has recovered a hand grenade, 183 grams of heroin, along with arms and ammunition, during an ongoing investigation in a narco-terror case linked to the USA-based gangster Happy Passian
One of the injured shooters has been identified as Mehak, a member of the Satta Naushera gang. Police said Mehak was also wanted in a hand grenade recovery case from January.
According to a release, the recovered items include one machine gun, seven assorted hand grenades, 90 loose rounds, one China-made binocular, two solar mobile chargers, as well as clothing including a sleeping bag of foreign origin and a large quantity of Pakistan-made medicines.
According to a senior officer, during the two-week deadline for surrender of arms and ammunition, a total of 990 arms were surrendered with 11,526 ammunition. Around 366 hand grenades, 230 bombs, and 10 Improvised Explosive Devices have been recovered between February 16 and March 6 in 11 di
During the search, two suspected individuals were apprehended, along with the recovery of one Pistol, one Pistol Magazine, two Hand Grenades, one AK Magazine, and many other ammunition.
The suspects, who were caught with weapons like Kalashnikovs and hand grenades, confessed to planning a large-scale attack. One of them revealed that they had entered Pakistan from Afghanistan just three days ago.