416 gelatin sticks, 50 detonators found in Awantipora

A Pulwama-style terror strike was averted today with security forces recovering a large cache of explosives in south Kashmir’s Awantipora sub-district.

The police said the explosives were dumped in plastic tanks and a major attacked was averted.

A spokesman said the recovery was made following a tip-off about the presence of Jaish-e-Mohammad militants.

“Acting on a tip-off about the presence of terrorists of proscribed outfit Jaish-e- Mohammad, the police, 42 RR and 130 BN of the CRPF conducted a joint search of the nursery area near the forest of Gadikhal village in Awantipora. During search, two explosive dumps, which were concealed underground in two 250 litres plastic tanks, were found,” he said.

“In one plastic tank, 416 high-explosive gelatin sticks were kept concealed and have been recovered. In another plastic tank, 50 detonators were recovered. The detonators were destroyed by the bomb disposal squad on the spot, due to their risk of carrying/transporting,” he said.

“By virtue of this recovery, security forces have been able to avert some major terror attack by means of explosive substances,” the spokesman added.

The police have registered a case under the Unlawful Activity Act.

Courtesy : Daily Tribune:  17thSeptember, 2020