Assam police on Wednesday recovered a huge cache of explosives, including 1,800 detonators and more than 2,300 pieces of gelatin sticks, from a vehicle in Assam's Goalpara district, officials said.
The recovery, a result of continued efforts following the intense heat on terrorists, previously leading to the recovery of a cache in the Darhal area, includes pistols, magazines loaded with ammunition, hand grenades, and various administrative materials.
In a joint search operation with the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police, security forces on Thursday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition dropped here through a quadcopter flown from across the Line of Control, officials said.
According to Jammu and Kashmir Police, the encounter broke out after the Indian Army and other security forces launched a joint operation in the Budhal area of Rajouri district.
Numal Mahatta, Superintendent of Police of Cachar district, said that based on secret information, a team of Cachar district police and 147 Bn CRPF launched a joint operation at Silchar Kalain Road under Kalain police station and apprehended a person.
During the operation, a huge cache of arms, ammunition and currencies, both Indian and Pakistani, was recovered by the Indian Army and J&K Police from the terrorists who tried to infiltrate.
The forest department in Assam has seized a huge cache of smuggled animal body parts from the Manas National Park and arrested five suspected poachers on Friday.
"A huge cache of arms and ammunition including 5 AK Rifles, 7 Pistols, 4 Hand Grenades and other incriminating material has been recovered," they added.