Terror Hideout Busted In J&K's Poonch Days After Pahalgam Attack, 5 IEDs Recovered

Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir recovered five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a terror hideout in the Poonch district, sources said on Monday. The recovery comes amid a massive manhunt for the terrorists who gunned down 26 people in Pahalgam.

In a joint search operation, the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police uncovered the hideout in the forested area of Surankote in Poonch. The recovered IEDs included three found concealed in tiffin boxes and two in steel buckets, according to sources.

Security forces also seized communication devices and other incriminating materials from the site.

Authorities have launched large-scale counter-terror operations throughout the Valley, raiding suspected hideouts, demolishing shelters used by terrorists, and detaining hundreds of terror associates for questioning, senior officials said.